Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Harlem (South)
124 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
148 WEST 121ST STREET · 6 apartments · built 1887 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 124 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
124 violations the city still lists as unresolved
124 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 26 years.
- Fire & life safety27
- Other25
- Disrepair21
- Paint / plaster16
- Heat / hot water14
- Plumbing6
- Structural4
- Pests4
- Electrical3
- Gas2
- Registration & signage1
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-08-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.