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227 West 121st Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1019270017 | BIN 1058503
HPD data as of November 2, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 14 open Class C

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

37 open HPD violations on record: 7 Class A (non-hazardous), 16 Class B (hazardous), and 14 Class C (immediately hazardous).

HPD files records under the range 227-227 West 121 Street, which includes this address.

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

Oldest open HPD violation (Class A): 1,765 days (about 5 years), on record since 2022.

Violation figures current as of Nov 2, 2026.

20 residential units on this tax lot (2 buildings), built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 11 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

16
Open HPD
Class B
14
Open HPD
Class C
1657
311 calls
12 months to Jun 2026
21
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
20
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
170
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
136 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 4 times the size of its lot: 20,060 sq ft of building on a 5,046 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.

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.

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

Is 227 West 121st Street rent-stabilized?
Yes — 21 residential units at 227 West 121st Street are registered as rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 227 West 121st Street?
116 St (C,B) — a 5-minute walk (373m) from 227 West 121st Street. Served by the B and C lines.
Is 227 West 121st 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
This building only
All-time HPD violations
Total461
Open37
Closed424
ⓘ HPD files records under the range 227-227 West 121 Street, which includes this address. HPD registers this building by a span of house numbers rather than a single one, and the number on this page falls inside that span, so the counts above are this building’s own records.

Oldest open violation: January 2022 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-30 Class B · Apt 3B · 5 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-10-30 Class C · Apt 3B · 5 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STO…"
  • 2026-10-28 Class A · Apt 1B · 7 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY…"
  • 2026-07-27 Class C · Apt 1C · 100 days open "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
  • 2026-07-27 Class B · Apt 1C · 100 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT FIREESCAPE WIN…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations9
Roaches: 4 Mice: 4 Rats: 1
  • 2026-10-30 roaches · Apt 3B
  • 2026-04-20 roaches · Apt 2B
  • 2026-04-20 mice · Apt 2B
  • 2026-04-19 roaches · Apt 2A
  • 2026-04-19 mice · Apt 2A
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 2, 2026. 10 of these open violations are ones the owner has certified as corrected but HPD has not yet reinspected. HPD Online leaves them out of its open count, so the portal shows 27. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 14 open · penalty 210 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 16 open · penalty 80 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 7 open · penalty 7 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
This building only
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
This building only
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
This building only
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total11
Open11
Closed0
Complaints
Total3
Open (active)0
Closed3
Recent open violations
  • 2004-02-13 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2003-03-19 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2002-03-26 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of June 20, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
This building only
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Lead Paint Exposure
This building only

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)
Lot-level data — describes the whole tax lot (2 buildings on it), not this building alone.
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classC4 — Old-law tenement
Floors5
Residential units20
Building area (sqft)20,060
Lot area (sqft)5,046
Owner of record (PLUTO)Owner on record
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
Lot-level data — describes the whole tax lot (2 buildings on it), not this building alone.
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status21 units registered rent-stabilized with DHCR
ⓘ DHCR lists more rent-stabilized units (21) than PLUTO records as the building's total (20). The two city sources count units differently and don't reconcile here; treat both as approximate and verify with DHCR.
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)20
Stabilized (latest)21
ⓘ This count comes from state records for the whole tax lot, which carries 2 buildings — not for this building alone.
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total170657
Violent851
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)23
Felonies44184
Misdemeanors66314
Violations51129
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and 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: 128
  • PETIT LARCENY: 100
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 79
  • GRAND LARCENY: 51
  • SEX CRIMES: 45
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,657
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 288
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 190
  • PLUMBING: 115
  • Illegal Parking: 83
  • Noise - Residential: 81
By category
Other1,211
Noise287
Parking97
Rats46
Homeless12
Trash2
Drug1
Construction1
Drinking0
311 data as of June 20, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints287
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk190
Residential81
Vehicle10
Commercial6
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
  • 216 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE 121m · $400–600/mo licensee: NDAW, SEYNABOU
  • 218 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE 122m · $400–600/mo licensee: ADNADER, INC.
  • 2023 7TH AVE 137m · $400–600/mo licensee: ALI 2023 DELI & GROCERY LLC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)9
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (9)
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 1 min (75m) · District 3
  • P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy K-5 · 4 min (289m) · District 3
  • Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School K-5 · 4 min (314m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 1 min (75m) · District 3
  • P.S. 180 Hugo Newman Pre-K-8 · 5 min (373m) · District 3
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 5 min (424m) · District 84
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 5 min (424m) · District 84
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 8 min (626m) · District 84
  • PS 162m 1-12 · 8 min (659m) · District 75
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 · 373m · 5 min walk
  • 125 St A, C, B, D · 440m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 506m · 6 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby136
Eating (90) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants64
Fast food26
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)24
→ Supermarkets11
→ Convenience13
Pharmacies7
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (19 places selling coffee, of which 15 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby47
A: 35 B: 5 C: 2 Pending: 5
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 nearby220
By category — top 8 of 17 (185 of 220 facilities)
Health Care54
Youth Services31
Human Services29
Cultural Institutions23
Schools (K-12)14
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten13
Parks And Plazas11
Transportation10
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)
  • P.s. 180 Hugo Newman 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

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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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