120 Liberty Street

120 Liberty Street in Financial District, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 12 of 21 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 21 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 17 buildings' registrations; 6 graded D or F.
• 12 of 21 units are rent-stabilized; 18 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (7 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 82 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-07-14. Newest violation issued 2024-06-24. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,078 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 7th floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2022-07-15. HPD violation 15265369
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the east, south wall, kitchen, 7th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15265147
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING (APPROX. 25-30 SQ. FT.) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5N, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5N), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15256696
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 7th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15265149
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 7th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15265150
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, foyer, 7th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15265148
• Class A: Gas defect, kitchen, 7th floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONVERSION OF GAS TO ELECTRIC RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7N, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7N), issued 2023-07-20. HPD violation 16111689

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 18 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

12 of 21 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 12 in 2024, 18 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 120 LIBERTY STREET LLC. Head officer: BRIAN MCCARTHY. Managing agent: SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC. This owner has 17 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1000520021, HPD building ID 24339. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Cortlandt St (R, W), 2 min walk
• WTC Cortlandt (1), 3 min walk
• Wall St (4, 5), 3 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.