53 West 127th Street
Top insights
- Fewer open HPD violations than ~67% of buildings in this ZIP (2 open)
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (1 vs ~5)
- Built before 1939 (1909) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 2 units registered
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
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.
53 West 127th Street
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations 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 2016 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 2 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling….
53 West 127 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 125 St (2,3) (3-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
- 2016-08-03 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN TH…"
- 2016-08-03 "SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN FLIES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 2nd ST…"
- Class B · 2 open · penalty 10 · (5/ea)
- 2026-03-10 · Apt 4R · NON EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-03-10 · Apt 4R · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2017-02-22 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-02-22 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-02-22 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
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 1909. 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
- PETIT LARCENY: 221
- HARRASSMENT 2: 190
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 152
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 97
- GRAND LARCENY: 81
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 300
- Noise - Commercial: 297
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 118
- Noise - Residential: 101
- Rodent: 76
- GREEN GARDEN DELI INC.
- 55 E. 125 ST. CORP.
- T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC
- P.S. 133 Fred R Moore
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S
- Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School
- Harlem Renaissance High School
- The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter
- 125 St
- 135 St
- 125 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Langston Hughes Playground
- Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary
- P.s. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy
- Harlem Rose Garden
- Ged-P2g-Harlem Renaissance-Ahsep
- Future Leaders Institute Charter School
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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.
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