1,234 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 563 311 service requests, 139 rodent inspections, 125 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.2. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (33) · Encampment (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Rodent (7) · Noise (6) · Indoor Air Quality (6).
$1,239,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC |
| Head officer | BRENDA RATLIFF |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,570,000 | $1,156,500 |
| 2026 | $2,810,000 | $1,264,500 |
| 2027 | $3,180,000 | $1,431,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 99/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbodj Naing | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 116 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M7 M116 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph. 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 St Nicholas Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $456,330 on 2015-11-02 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to KELLY, MICHAEL WILLIAM | $475,000 | |
| 2025-10-30 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $16,964 |
| 2025-05-22 | RPTT&RET $250,006 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING to PIERRE, ANTHONY; NOEL, BETTY | $250,006 | |
| 2025-05-14 | Sold for $250,006 | $250,006 | $8,929 |
| 2023-11-22 | RPTT&RET $250,006 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to ALIBEY, JUDE RAE; WINSTON, HAZEL | $250,006 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Sold for $250,006 | $250,006 | $8,929 |
| 2023-09-07 | RPTT&RET $222,082 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to METCALF, GENISHA M | $222,082 | |
| 2023-09-07 | RPTT&RET $252,251 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to BROWN, JAMESETTA FOSTER | $252,251 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Sold for $252,251 | $252,251 | $9,009 |
| 2023-08-30 | RPTT&RET $277,288 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to MONTGOMERY, MARK R; KUBISCH MONTGOMERY, MARINA | $277,288 | |
| 2023-08-25 | Sold for $222,082 | $222,082 | $7,932 |
| 2023-08-25 | RPTT&RET $222,082 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to NEAL, NEDRA | $222,082 | |
| 2023-08-25 | RPTT&RET $250,006 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to RATLIFF, BRENDA D | $250,006 | |
| 2023-08-25 | RPTT&RET $222,082 — from 121 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to MEREGILDO SANTOS, LAUREN VICTORIA | $222,082 | |
| 2023-08-21 | Sold for $277,288 | $277,288 | $9,903 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 99 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 9 | 85 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 23 | 92 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 49 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 36 | 92 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 20 | 104 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 50 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 74 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 62 |
Every one of the 1,234 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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