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121 East 119 Street

491Records
16City systems
0Open violations
34.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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491 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 HPD housing violations, 113 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T
BBL1017680009
BIN1054366

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.4. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
8
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Water System (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$164,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LEXINGTON COURT LLC
Head officerCHARLES P GENDRON
Managing agentSHP MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,477,200 $664,740
2026$1,182,000 $531,900
2027$1,132,000 $509,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 119 St — M101 M103 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 120 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Samuel Stern. 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.

Report a problem to 311

121 East 119 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SHP MANAGEMENT CORP — 18 buildings, 1,428 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1250 5 Avenue MN446 B
332 East 28 Street MN224 A
10 Post Avenue MN95 B
1952 2 Avenue MN91 A
980 Columbus Avenue MN90 A
14 West 107 Street MN89 A
152 Manhattan Avenue MN81 A
1990 Adam C Powell Blvd MN45 B
154 East 119 Street MN44 B
149 East 118 Street MN42 A
1995 Adam C Powell Blvd MN39 B
2010 Lexington Avenue MN31 A
212 East 119 Street MN29 B
125 East 118 Street MN24 A
166 East 119 Street MN24 A
135 East 122 Street MN21 A
121 East 119 Street MN9 B
125 East 119 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $73,110,000 on 2022-01-18 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-18Agreement $67,804,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to LEXINGTON COURT LLC $67,804,000
2022-01-18Mortgage $73,110,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LEXINGTON COURT LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $73,110,000
2012-03-13Agreement $990,390 — from DEAN ATLANTIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $990,390
2009-12-23Mortgage $5,370,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P.; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,370,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $25,500,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $25,500,000
2009-12-23Deed $3,987,658 — from MET-PACA I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $3,987,658

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012025
201800110314
201900151218
202002160119
20211010101103
2022733791369
2023101101022
20240070512
202500170522
202600180220
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 362Ownership & money 37Health & systems 52

Every one of the 491 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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