255 West 121st Street
Top insights
- Fewer open HPD violations than ~72% of buildings in this ZIP (1 open)
- Built before 1939 (1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
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(311 complaints)
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255 West 121st Street
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at south wall less than….
255 West 121 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 116 St (C,B) (4-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2025-09-26 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH WALL LESS THAN 10 SQ FT (8…"
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2026-02-09 · Apt 2R · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2025-10-30 · Apt PARLOR · EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2025-09-23 · Apt BASEME · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2023-06-20 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2018-04-06 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2014-05-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 129
- PETIT LARCENY: 95
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 81
- GRAND LARCENY: 50
- SEX CRIMES: 45
- Illegal Parking: 327
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 192
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 165
- PLUMBING: 92
- Water System: 67
- NDAW, SEYNABOU
- ADNADER, INC.
- J&F GOURMET DELI CORP.
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- Harlem Hebrew Language Charter School
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School
- Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School
- Columbia Secondary School
- JHS 088 Wadleigh
- 116 St
- 125 St
- 125 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Torkomada, Inc.
- P.s. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy
- American Performing Arts Collaborative, Inc.
- Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc.
- P.s. 154 Harriet Tubman
- P.s. 180 Hugo Newman
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.
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