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521 West 141st Street

Manhattan · 10031 | BBL 1020730118 | BIN 1061833
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
C+
Compliance verdict — Hazardous conditions on record — 1 open Class B

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

6 open HPD violations on record: 5 Class A (non-hazardous) and 1 Class B (hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 3,951 days (about 11 years), on record since 2016.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 3 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

1
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
3535
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
198
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,787
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
4 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
81 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 2.3 times the size of its lot: 3,604 sq ft of building on a 1,599 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 10, 2026.

521 West 141st Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 137 St-City College (1) (4-minute walk), served by the 1 line.

What's the closest subway to 521 West 141 Street?
137 St-City College (1) — a 4-minute walk (300m) from 521 West 141st Street. Served by the 1 line.
Is 521 West 141 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
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total16
Open6
Closed10

Oldest open violation: January 2016 · Most recent: April 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
  • 2026-04-29 Class A · 196 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2025-06-04 Class A · 525 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2024-04-02 Class A · 953 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2023-03-16 Class A · 1,336 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2022-02-16 Class A · 1,729 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 4, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
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
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total3
Open3
Closed0
Complaints
Total0
Open (active)0
Closed0
Recent open violations
  • 2008-01-03 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2007-01-19 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 1993-03-18 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of November 4, 2026 — last checked against the Department of Buildings on that date; the records were unchanged.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file2
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 1)
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 classC5 — Converted dwelling
Floors4
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)3,604
Lot area (sqft)1,599
Owner of record (PLUTO)JAVEL REALTY CORPORATION
Designations
Council district7
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
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
Total198779
Violent1560
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)04
Felonies56250
Misdemeanors70299
Violations55173
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: 171
  • PETIT LARCENY: 108
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 89
  • GRAND LARCENY: 68
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 44
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls3,535
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Commercial: 606
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 588
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 388
  • Illegal Parking: 268
  • Noise - Residential: 246
By category
Other1,922
Noise1,250
Parking301
Rats26
Construction15
Homeless11
Drug8
Drinking2
Trash0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints1,250
Dominant subtypeCommercial
By subtype
Commercial606
Street Sidewalk388
Residential246
Vehicle10
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 susceptibility3 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 91 HAMILTON PL 32m · $400–600/mo licensee: 91 CATHERINE GROCERY CORP
  • 556 W 140TH ST 119m · $400–600/mo licensee: GALO GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC
  • 523 W 143RD ST 142m · $400–600/mo licensee: CEBALLO, RUDDY
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby24
Elementary (K-5)8
Middle (6-8)8
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (8)
  • P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Pre-K-5 · 4 min (342m) · District 6
  • P.S. 325 K-5 · 4 min (342m) · District 6
  • P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell Pre-K-5 · 5 min (430m) · District 6
Middle — closest 3 by walk (8)
  • Hamilton Grange Middle School 6-8 · 4 min (342m) · District 6
  • Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem K-8 · 5 min (438m) · District 84
  • P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson Pre-K-8 · 8 min (621m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 8 min (657m) · District 84
  • Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem 6-12 · 9 min (746m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines5
Lines served: 1 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 137 St-City College 1 · 300m · 4 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 145 St 1 · 351m · 4 min walk
  • 145 St A, C, B, D · 561m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby81
Eating (55) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants36
Fast food19
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)15
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience10
Pharmacies3
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (8 cafes: 1 at chains across 1 brand, 7 independent).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby74
A: 54 B: 6 C: 1 Pending: 13
Sample
  • Grade A Caridad Restaurant · Latin American
  • Grade A P & M Classic Pizza & Restaurant · Pizza
  • Grade A Picante Mexican Bar And Grill Restaurant · Mexican
  • Grade A 1 Stop Patty Shop · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Grand Great Wall Restaurant Inc · Chinese
  • Grade A Falafel Tarboosh · Middle Eastern
  • Grade A Wat's On Your Plate · Caribbean
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby120
By category — top 8 of 15 (95 of 120 facilities)
Youth Services21
Health Care16
Child Services And Welfare14
Human Services9
Historical Sites9
Parks And Plazas9
Cultural Institutions9
Schools (K-12)8
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Jacob H. Schiff Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Frank White Memorial Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Tribeca New Music, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • North River Water Poll Ctrl Pl City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Firelight Media, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Hamilton Grange Library Libraries

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 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 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,787/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$65,067/yr
Median monthly income$5,422/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,627/mo
ZIP median rent$1,787/mo
ZIP median rent is 33% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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