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201 West 121st Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1019270029 | BIN 1058513
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

21 open HPD violations on record: 12 Class B (hazardous) and 9 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 1,104 days (about 3 years), on record since 2023.

Violation figures current as of Aug 16, 2026.

A 21-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 15 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

12
Open HPD
Class B
9
Open HPD
Class C
2046
311 calls
past 12 months
23
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
21
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
148
Crime incidents
past 12 mo (150m)
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
131 places
Amenities
nearby

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

201 West 121 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 116 St (C,B) (5-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.

What's the closest subway to 201 West 121 Street?
116 St (C,B) — a 5-minute walk (412m) from 201 West 121 Street. Served by the 2, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 201 West 121 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1910, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
F
All-time HPD violations
Total365
Open21
Closed344
By severity class
Class A0 open · 80 closed
Class B12 open · 205 closed
Class C9 open · 54 closed
Class I0 open · 5 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-07-19 Class B · Apt 5D · 29 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC WALL TILES AT WEST WALL IN THE…"
  • 2026-07-19 Class B · Apt 5D · 29 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCA…"
  • 2025-08-12 Class B · Apt 1C · 370 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT WEST AND SOUT…"
  • 2025-08-07 Class C · Apt 5D · 375 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STO…"
  • 2025-05-19 Class B · Apt 4D · 455 days open "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations7
Roaches: 7
  • 2025-08-07 roaches · Apt 5D
  • 2024-03-29 roaches · Apt 1C
  • 2024-03-15 roaches · Apt 5C
  • 2023-08-19 roaches · Apt 3C
  • 2023-08-08 roaches · Apt 6C
score 0/100
  • Class C · 9 open · penalty 135 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 12 open · penalty 60 · (5/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints16
Open0
Closed16
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other8
Heat6
Paint2
Electric2
Plumbing2
Structural2
Hot Water1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-03-30 · Apt 4A · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
  • 2026-02-20 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-01-19 · Apt 2B · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: 2B · 4A · BLDG · 1C · 5D
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total24
Open15
Closed9
Complaints
Total24
Open (active)0
Closed24
Recent open violations
  • 2023-10-04 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2019-11-08 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2016-11-14 ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTIO… "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean
Filings on file5
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 4)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classD1 — Elevator apartment
Floors6
Residential units21
Building area (sqft)24,678
Lot area (sqft)4,837
Owner of record (PLUTO)HARLEM WEST VI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. INC.
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status23 units registered as rent-stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)23
Recent evictions1
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info<!---->&#64;nyshcr.org with your full address and apt# for free DHCR rent history
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total148642
Violent756
Shootings (Jan–Dec 2024)24
Felonies46187
Misdemeanors55294
Violations40126
Shooting counts reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 125
  • PETIT LARCENY: 80
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 75
  • SEX CRIMES: 45
  • GRAND LARCENY: 44
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,046
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 369
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 256
  • Illegal Parking: 239
  • PLUMBING: 161
  • Noise - Residential: 103
By category
Other1,347
Noise384
Parking250
Rats39
Homeless13
Construction8
Trash3
Drug1
Drinking1
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints384
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk256
Residential103
Vehicle22
Commercial3
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • ALI 2023 DELI & GROCERY LLC 2023 7TH AVE · 37m · $400–600/mo
  • CIBAO FOOD CENTER CORP 2059 7TH AVE · 135m · $400–600/mo
  • NDAW, SEYNABOU 216 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE · 215m · $400–600/mo
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 1 min (84m) · District 3
  • P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy K-5 · 2 min (190m) · District 3
  • Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School K-5 · 4 min (306m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 1 min (84m) · District 3
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 6 min (442m) · District 84
  • P.S. 180 Hugo Newman Pre-K-8 · 6 min (463m) · District 3
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 6 min (442m) · District 84
  • PS 162m 1-12 · 7 min (565m) · District 75
  • JHS 088 Wadleigh — · 7 min (591m) · District 3
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines6
Lines served: 2 · 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 116 St C, B · 412m · 5 min walk
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 435m · 5 min walk
  • 125 St A, C, B, D · 514m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby131
Eating (84) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants59
Fast food25
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)23
→ Supermarkets11
→ Convenience12
Pharmacies8
ATMs0
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (16 cafes: 3 at chains across 1 brand, 13 independent).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby47
A: 37 B: 4 C: 2 Pending: 4
Sample
  • Grade A The Nephew · Soul Food
  • Grade A Starbucks Coffee · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Il Caffe Latte · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Amc Magic Johnson Harlem 9 · American
  • Grade A Levain Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Lido · Italian
  • Grade A New King Wok Restaurant · Chinese
  • Grade A Zoe Cafe · Egyptian
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby231
By category
Health Care62
Human Services34
Cultural Institutions24
Youth Services19
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten19
Schools (K-12)15
Parks And Plazas11
Solid Waste9
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Torkomada, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy Schools (K-12)
  • American Performing Arts Collaborative, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 154 Harriet Tubman Schools (K-12)
  • Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,609/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$64,220/yr
Median monthly income$5,352/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,606/mo
ZIP median rent$1,609/mo
ZIP median rent is 30.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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