Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
91
out of 100
Heavier than 43% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
171 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
237 EAST 121ST STREET · 12 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 171 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
171 violations the city still lists as unresolved
171 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 10 years.
- Disrepair51
- Water leak22
- Paint / plaster21
- Fire & life safety20
- Pests16
- Other10
- Heat / hot water8
- Structural7
- Electrical5
- Plumbing5
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Registration & signage1
- Mold1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 100% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-05-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.