Is 121 W 120th St rent stabilized?
121 W 120th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Harlem (South), Manhattan (10027). It has about 5 apartments, built in 1896.
Also written as 121 West 120th Street — or 121 W 120th St, Manhattan, NY 10027.
How this building compares
With about 5 apartments it is smaller than 90% of the 523 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Harlem (South). Its 1896 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 16 open violations here, about 3.2 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 41 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 92 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Harlem (South) |
| ZIP | 10027 |
| Year built | 1896 |
| Apartments | 5 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1019050020 |
Owner & management
| Owner | DORON KESSEL 138 WEST 133 STREET · New York, NY 10030 |
| Managing agent | 121 REALTY (2013) LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 16 open / 41 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 92 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |