215 East 121st Street
A 6-story building with 33 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10035.
Addresses on the lot: 215 to 217 East 121st Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
215 East 121st Street has 35 open HPD violations, 13 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Old Harlem Road, LP. 24 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 215 East 121st Street have open violations?
Yes: 35 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 13 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 17 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 215 East 121st Street?
215 East 121st Street is registered with HPD to Old Harlem Road, LP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
6 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in July 2026. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 18% of residential buildings in 10035 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 215 East 121st Street rent stabilized?
24 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 24 of the building’s 33 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 212 East 122nd Street33 apartments, built 1920
- 216 East 122nd Street22 apartments, built 1920
- 2223 3rd Avenue60 apartments, built 2008
- 2211 3rd Avenue108 apartments, built 2015
- 2205 3rd Avenue64 apartments, built 2008
- 239 East 121st Street64 apartments, built 1999
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01786-0007.