116 West 121st Street

116 West 121st Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 33 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 4 of 7 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1889

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 4 of 7 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2016 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (33 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2017, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

33 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 17 class A, 9 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 49 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2023-10-19. HPD violation 16320221
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-03-27. HPD violation 15820486
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2017-08-02. HPD violation 11906046
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2023-03-28. HPD violation 15845188
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2023-03-28. HPD violation 15845189
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-03-27. HPD violation 15820485
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2023-03-27. HPD violation 15820487
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18833075

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 5 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

4 of 7 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: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2016. Source: DOF tax bills for 2016, 2019, 2023 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: TODD R STEVENS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2016. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2017 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019050042, HPD building ID 38936. 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), 7 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.