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309 West 121st Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1019480025 | BIN 1059194
HPD data as of November 3, 2026
A
Compliance verdict — Clean record — no open violations

HPD’s records show no open housing-code violations for this building as of Nov 3, 2026.

The landlord has a record of closing housing-code violations.

A 10-unit building, built in 1901.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 6 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
1169
311 calls
12 months to Jun 2026
10
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
10
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
204
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
1901
Year built
4 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
133 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.7 times the size of its lot: 9,230 sq ft of building on a 2,523 sq ft lot.

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

309 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.

Is 309 West 121 Street rent-stabilized?
Yes — all 10 residential units at 309 West 121 Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 309 West 121 Street?
116 St (C,B) — a 4-minute walk (350m) from 309 West 121 Street. Served by the 2, 3, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 309 West 121 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1901, 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
All-time HPD violations
Total15
Open0
Closed15
By severity class
Class A0 open · 4 closed
Class B0 open · 3 closed
Class C0 open · 6 closed
Class I0 open · 2 closed
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 23, 2026.
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat1
Other1
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-01-22 · Apt 4B · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2025-10-02 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total6
Open6
Closed0
Complaints
Total4
Open (active)1
Closed3
Recent open violations
  • 2018-04-06 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2017-02-24 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 1997-02-10 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of October 23, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file9
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 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 1901. 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 built1901 (125 yr old)
Building classC4 — Old-law tenement
Floors5
Residential units10
Building area (sqft)9,230
Lot area (sqft)2,523
Owner of record (PLUTO)HPH CHOSEN, LLC
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status10 of 10 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)10
Stabilized (latest)10
ⓘ 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
Total204564
Violent1944
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)02
Felonies53159
Misdemeanors118266
Violations20109
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: 108
  • PETIT LARCENY: 86
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 67
  • 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 calls1,169
Top complaint types
  • Illegal Parking: 317
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 128
  • Noise - Residential: 63
  • PLUMBING: 40
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 39
By category
Other673
Parking330
Noise107
Rats36
Homeless22
Construction1
Drug0
Trash0
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 complaints107
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential63
Street Sidewalk33
Commercial10
Vehicle1
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
  • 507 MANHATTAN AVENUE 69m · $400–600/mo licensee: YABAI, IBRAHIM
  • 218 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE 100m · $400–600/mo licensee: ADNADER, INC.
  • 216 SAINT NICHOLAS AVE 106m · $400–600/mo licensee: NDAW, SEYNABOU
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby24
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 180 Hugo Newman Pre-K-8 · 2 min (194m) · District 3
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 3 min (255m) · District 3
  • P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche K-5 · 4 min (346m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 180 Hugo Newman Pre-K-8 · 2 min (194m) · District 3
  • P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph Pre-K-8 · 3 min (255m) · District 3
  • Columbia Secondary School 6-12 · 4 min (346m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Columbia Secondary School 6-12 · 4 min (346m) · District 5
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 6 min (482m) · District 84
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 9 min (680m) · District 84
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 · 350m · 4 min walk
  • 125 St A, C, B, D · 353m · 4 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 689m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby133
Eating (86) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants61
Fast food25
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)23
→ Supermarkets10
→ 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 (20 places selling coffee, of which 17 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 nearby35
A: 30 B: 2 Pending: 3
Sample
  • Grade A Domino's · Pizza
  • Grade A The Nephew · Soul Food
  • Grade A Starbucks Coffee · 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 nearby182
By category — top 8 of 18 (154 of 182 facilities)
Youth Services36
Health Care27
Human Services22
Cultural Institutions18
Schools (K-12)14
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten14
Parks And Plazas12
Transportation11
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • St. Nicholas Miracle Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Torkomada, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy Schools (K-12)
  • William B. Washington Memorial Garden Parks And Plazas
  • American Performing Arts Collaborative, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc. Cultural Institutions

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
  • 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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