# 160 W 121 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

City records list the water service line as lead (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1888 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 1 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- City records list the water service line as lead
- 11 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and fire safety and pests and walls, floors and stairs
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2016 is still open
- 36 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- In the Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Oct 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 37 open: 36 about building conditions — leaks (10), walls, floors and stairs (9), heat or hot water (4), mold (4); 11 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2013 never closed. 21 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 323 violations on record in all, 1964–2026 — the 59 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 24 open: 9 about building conditions, 10 about filings or paperwork, 5 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 6 heat or hot water, 5 leaks, 3 paint or plaster, 1 electrical, 1 mold, 1 pests, 1 plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

5 of 1 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan/unit/1
- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan/unit/2
- Apt 6: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan/unit/6
- Apt 8: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan/unit/8
- Apt 9: https://blueflo.tech/b/160-west-121-street-manhattan/unit/9

## Registered with the city

- 7A WEST 121 LLc (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- WEST 121 STREET CORp (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- WEST 121 ST CORP (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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