121 St Nicholas Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01922-0024BIN 1058377

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 9 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 28 apartments.

2018 — 25 units registered2019 — 25

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 99 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2024-12-23

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 10 SQ FT IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15483949 ISSUED 03-NOV-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2022-03-28

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 20 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH CLOSET WALLS, 4 SQUARE FEET AT WEST WINDOW FRAME, 8 SQUARE FEET AT NORTH WALL, 8 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt APT2DIssued 2022-02-28

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 40 SQUARE FEET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT APT2D, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2024-12-23

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Unsanitary Condition3

Outside Building1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-12-22 · closed

Outside BuildingRoofing2024-01-10 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-12-18 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

3011

Noise reports · last 12 mo

251

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1316

Residential1128

Commercial324

Vehicle127

Unspecified114

House of Worship2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

571

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony191

Misdemeanor284

Violation96

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2021–20220 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2025-02-20

CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-06-28

FTM BLDG EXTERIOR WALLS FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. EXP1 EAST ELEVATION BROKEN WINDOW PANE, 2FL SOUTH AND SPALL STONE. EXP2 SOUTH ELEV A/C SUPPORT NO BRACKET AND CRACK FLOOR BARBER SHOP AREA. REMEDY: MAINTAIN BLDG EXTERIOR WALLS/FACADE AND APPURTENANCES, REPAIR DEFECTS PER 1RCNY 103.04

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2020-02-11Apt STORE 1 AND STORE 2commercial

2018-05-16Apt 3Dresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2018-03-29

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC

Head officer

BRENDA RATLIFF

Managing agent

CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY, LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22026-04-20$1,250 due

Local LawClass 22022-10-19$3,125 penalty

Local LawClass 22021-10-08$625 penalty

Local LawClass 22020-02-13$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1993-02-03 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-09-30 · $456,330

Mortgage2015-09-30$456,330

borrower 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2006-04-07$3,400,000

borrower 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT · lender CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2002-06-21$2,260,435

borrower 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

Mortgage2002-06-21$916,768

borrower 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

Mortgage2002-06-21$217,565

borrower 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale