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233 West 120 Street

198Records
12City systems
3Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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198 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 32 rodent inspections, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassN2
Owner (PLUTO)WEST SIDESPECIALHOUSING DEVELOPMENTFUNDC ORPORATION
BBL1019260014
BIN1058468

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-27.

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Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (5) · Encampment (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · GENERAL (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST SIDE SPECIAL HDFCL.....
Head officerPAUL R FREITAG
Managing agentWEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,390,000 $625,500
2026$1,411,000 $634,950
2027$1,446,000 $650,700

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 121 St — M10 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 850 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

233 West 120 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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 WEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR — 21 buildings, 1,059 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
145 West 108th Street MN199 B
570 East 137 Street BX159 A
2689 Broadway MN135 B
168 West 94 Street MN121 B
1421 College Avenue BX115 B
50 West 107 Street MN84 A
109 West 129 Street MN59 A
17 West 102 Street MN54 A
951 Prospect Avenue BX51 A
208 West 84 Street MN20 B
206 West 84 Street MN18 A
29 West 126 Street MN8 B
459 West 147 Street MN8 B
66 West 126 Street MN8 B
134 West 123 Street MN7 A
44 West 87 Street MN7 A
152 West 123 Street MN6 A
2749 Broadway MN0 —
233 West 120 Street MN0 —
443 West 22 Street MN0 —
2341 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,186,955 on 2006-11-03 (lender: United States Deptof Housing And Urban Development), covering 5 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
2006-11-03Mortgage $6,186,955 — from WEST SIDE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to UNITED STATES DEPTOF HOUSING AND URBAN D $6,186,955
1998-09-14Mortgage $325,700 — from FAMILY PRESERVATIONCENER INC to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC. $325,700

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017213
20186410
20196410
2020516
202113114
202214317
20239413
2024639
20258513
202616622
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 18Health & systems 41

Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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