384 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 61 DOB permits, 50 FDNY inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 71.3. In ZIP 10007, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (4) · Street Condition (3) · Encampment (3) · Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$7,750,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1861) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 121 CHAMBERS ST LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN P MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | DEBORAH KASNER |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,727,000 | $3,477,150 |
| 2026 | $10,959,000 | $4,931,550 |
| 2027 | $11,555,000 | $5,199,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 50% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Chambers St — 1 2 3 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Chambers St / West Broadway — M22 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hudson St & Reade St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
121 Chambers Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,000,000 on 2025-12-26 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from 121 CHAMBERS ST LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $14,000,000 | |
| 2025-12-26 | Mortgage $14,000,000 — from 121 CHAMBERS ST LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $14,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-29 | RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from JACOBSON, KAREN; MOLHOLM, THOMAS to 121 CHAMBERS ST., LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2016-08-26 | Deed $16,200,000 — from ACKERMAN REALTY CO., LLC to 121 CHAMBERS ST LLC | $16,200,000 | |
| 2016-08-16 | Sold for $16,200,000 | $16,200,000 | $2,025,000 |
| 1987-12-16 | Mortgage $350,000 — from ACKERMAN REALTY CO to ACKERMAN, SYLVIA | $350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 2018 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 53 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2023 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Every one of the 384 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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