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204 West 120 Street

330Records
18City systems
8Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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330 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections, 29 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units26
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUND COR
BBL1019250038
BIN1058450

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1975-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,330,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)Restoring Communities HDFC
Head officerSalvatore DAvola
Managing agentHarlem Property Management
Last registered2026-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,815,000 $1,266,750
2026$2,993,000 $1,346,850
2027$3,523,000 $1,585,350

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · HPD

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 120 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

204 West 120 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

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
300 West 145 Street MN128 A
295 Greenwich Street MN125 B
255 West 148 Street MN104 B
837 Washington Avenue BX92 A
11-24 31 Avenue QN75 A
1100 Grand Concourse BX74 A
265 Hawthorne Street BK71 A
530 Manhattan Avenue MN60 A
828 Gerard Avenue BX54 A
825 Walton Avenue BX53 B
938 St Nicholas Avenue MN52 B
157 West 123 Street MN51 C
206 West 103 Street MN48 A
712 West 175 Street MN40 A
463 Wilson Avenue BK38 A
64-48 Booth Street QN36 A
11 St Nicholas Avenue MN36 B
342 East 110 Street MN35 A
103 Lenox Avenue MN31 A
202 West 140 Street MN29 A
30-80 21 Street QN29 A
228 East 2 Street MN28 A
204 West 120 Street MN26 A
352 Cathedral Parkway MN25 A
1116 Hoe Avenue BX24 B
185 East 2 Street MN23 A
47-28 11 Street QN22 A
362 St Nicholas Avenue MN22 B
77 Seaman Avenue MN22 A
2056 5 Avenue MN21 A
161 West 105 Street MN20 B
700 East 134 Street BX20 B
157 West 105 Street MN20 B
2601 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN20 A
427 East 6 Street MN15 A
2605 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 A
1852 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
519 East 11 Street MN12 B
525 47 Road QN12 B
305 East 140 Street BX11 A
621 East 6 Street MN10 A
150 West 121 Street MN10 B
305 West 126 Street MN10 A
623 East 6 Street MN10 B
119 East 101 Street MN10 A
312 West 122 Street MN10 A
310 West 122 Street MN10 A
307 West 126 Street MN10 B
19-14 21st Road QN10 A
25 West 131 Street MN10 A
131 West 122 Street MN9 A
2457 Frederick Douglass Boulevard MN8 A
379 1 Avenue MN8 A
168 Duane Street MN8 A
163 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2350 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
251 West 136 Street MN6 D
215 West 122 Street MN6 A
237 Devoe Street BK6 A
394 Manhattan Avenue MN5 C

showing 60 of 74 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,609,996 on 2024-05-30 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 4 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
2024-05-30Mortgage $1,832,406 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; HARLEM OWNERSHIP PARTNERS LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $1,832,406
2024-05-30Mortgage $22,438,427 — from HARLEM HOMEOWNERSHIP PARTNERS LLC; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $22,438,427
2024-05-30Mortgage $22,609,996 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $22,609,996
2024-05-30AL&R $31,218,048 — from HARLEM HOMEOWNERSHIP PARTNERS LLC; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $31,218,048
2024-05-30Mortgage $3,155,634 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; HARLEM HOMEOWNERSHIP PARTNERS LLC to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $3,155,634
2024-05-30Mortgage $3,791,581 — from HARLEM HOMEOWNERSHIP PARTNERS LLC; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $3,791,581

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110314
201800170219
20192370315
202030160019
202100310031
202211090424
202332130422
2024711131133
202513360426
20266020210
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 204Ownership & money 14Health & systems 45

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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