Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

500 W 121 St

built 1901 · 10 stories · 92 apartments
Also known as 1224 Amsterdam Ave, 1230 Amsterdam Ave, 1234 Amsterdam Ave, 501 W 120 St — one building, several doors.

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water, moldApt 732
2026 Sep
Protection and mechanical methods permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Aug
General construction permit
2026 May
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 May
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection May 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Jan 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Jul
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 May
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2022 Dec
General construction permit
2022 Feb
Hazardous Condition (Facade)
DOB Violations
2022 Feb
Failure To Correct Swarmp Conditions (Facade)
2021 Apr
Failure To Post Energy Grade/Score
2019 Nov
Elevator
2019 Apr
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2014 Jun
Failure To Benchmark never closed
2013 Dec
Sprinklers permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Sep
Plumbing permit
2013 Sep
Heating/ventilation permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1998 Aug
Plumbing class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1998 Aug
Leaks class B · never closed
1998 Aug
Fire safety class C · never closed
1998 Aug
Fire safety class C · never closed
1987 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7B class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 8B class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2D class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5A class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7B class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Electrical class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 2D class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 4D class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 5A class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 6B class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 7B class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 8D class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 8A class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 8B class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 9A class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 9B class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 10A class A · never closed
1987 Nov
Other conditionsApt 10B class A · never closed
1901
Built
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