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121 West 104 Street

367Records
14City systems
8Open violations
47.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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367 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 95 HPD complaints, 35 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1950
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC
BBL1018590022
BIN1055914

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.8. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

$15,500 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)119 & 121 W 104TH STREET LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent119 & 121 W 104TH STREET LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,137,000 $961,650
2026$2,070,000 $931,500
2027$2,251,000 $1,012,950

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway103 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
103 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 106 St — M7 M11 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 104 St & Amsterdam Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School. 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 West 104 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 119 & 121 WEST 104TH ST LLC — 2 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 West 104 Street MN16 B
119 West 104 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $661,817 on 2009-01-07 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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
2020-08-24AL&R $2,622,000 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,622,000
2020-08-24Agreement $2,622,000 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,622,000
2018-05-02AL&R $2,622,000 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,622,000
2018-05-02Agreement $2,622,000 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,622,000
2013-08-06Agreement $2,839,139 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,839,139
2013-08-06AL&R $2,839,139 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,839,139
2010-11-12Agreement $2,966,184 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,966,184
2009-01-07Mortgage $661,817 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $661,817
2009-01-07Agreement $3,030,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC $3,030,000
2006-09-01Deed $3,300,000 — from 119-121 W. 104TH STREET REALTY CORP. to 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC $3,300,000
2006-09-01AL&R $2,380,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC $2,380,000
2006-09-01Mortgage $2,380,000 — from 119 & 121 WEST 104TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,380,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120214
201801174123
20190180110
202010063019
2021207009
202200220123
202302190122
202401172222
202501320134
202603240027
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 252Ownership & money 23Health & systems 25

Every one of the 367 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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