12 West 121st Street

12 West 121st Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 17 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1890

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 17 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-05-04. Newest violation issued 2023-03-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Roaches. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 3 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041375
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS 1 2 & 4 STYS PUBLIC HALL., issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041356
• Class B: Roaches. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THROUGHOUT 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041357
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN BATHTUB BATHROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041358
• Class B: No heat / heating defect. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR UNDER RADIATOR NORTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041359
• Class B: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SASH CHAIN AT WINDOW NORTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041360
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR CLOSET SOUTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041361
• Class B: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING JUNCTION BOX COVER 3 STY APT 3 PRIVATE HALL LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 3041372

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 2 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: JAMES WATERSTON. Managing agent: JAMES WATERSTON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1017200025, HPD building ID 38938. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (2, 3), 4 min walk
• 116 St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 116 St (C, B), 9 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 2026-10-28.