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, and 5 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 93 HPD complaints at the address, 1 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 / 93 total |
| HPD registration last filed | October 14, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 121 W 120th St rent stabilized?
121 W 120th St in Harlem (South), Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 121 W 120th St?
121 W 120th St (BBL 1019050020) has about 5 residential apartments and was built in 1896, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.