201 West 121st Street

201 West 121st Street in Central Harlem, Manhattan, has 21 open HPD violations, 9 of them class C, and 23 of 21 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (48/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 21 units · Built 1910

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 48/100)

• 9 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 41 buildings' registrations; 31 graded D or F.
• 23 of 21 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (21 open, 9 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (4 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)

21 open violations: 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 365 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-08-09. Newest violation issued 2026-07-24.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 346 days from issue to close for the 17 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5D), issued 2025-08-11. HPD violation 18146029
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2D), issued 2024-12-24. HPD violation 17574500
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1C), issued 2024-04-01. HPD violation 16783803
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5C), issued 2024-03-18. HPD violation 16745430
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR SHUT OFF VALVE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1A), issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16460972
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3C), issued 2023-08-21. HPD violation 16174104
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6C), issued 2023-08-09. HPD violation 16148688
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6B), issued 2023-08-09. HPD violation 16148521

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 102 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6), Paint/Plaster (3), Door/Window (2), 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

4 open DOB violations, all 4 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

23 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).

Owner and management

Owner: HARLEM WEST VI H.D.F.C., INC. Head officer: PAUL A MOORE. Managing agent: U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. This owner has 41 buildings on record, 31 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019270029, HPD building ID 3432. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 116 St (C, B), 5 min walk
• 125 St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 6 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.