257 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 152. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 19).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,352,000 | $608,400 |
| 2026 | $1,622,000 | $729,900 |
| 2027 | $1,609,000 | $724,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 125 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 121 St — M2 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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.
168 West 121 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 |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Managed by WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $57,823 on 2012-12-21 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-21 | Mortgage $57,823 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $57,823 | |
| 2010-09-07 | Mortgage $788,321 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $788,321 | |
| 2010-09-07 | RPTT&RET $3,433,518 — from WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT to GS-NYEF 2009 LLC | $3,433,518 | |
| 2010-09-07 | Agreement $4,814,245 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $4,814,245 | |
| 2008-07-09 | Mortgage $4,025,924 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $4,025,924 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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