166 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 311 service requests, 21 rodent inspections.
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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 230. 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 | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (3) · Dead/Dying Tree (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 (4) |
| 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) | ERIC H WONG |
| Managing agent | HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $778,800 | $350,460 |
| 2026 | $935,000 | $420,750 |
| 2027 | $1,122,000 | $504,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 121 St — M10 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 800 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.
261 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 |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2013-09-17 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-17 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from WAI WONG, ERIC HAO to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Deed $2,075,000 — from FAREED, MARINA; FAREED, QAZI S to WAI WONG, ERIC HAO | $2,075,000 | |
| 2005-12-27 | Mortgage $165,000 — from FAREED, QAZI SHAUKAT; FAREED, MARINA to MERS | $165,000 | |
| 2005-12-27 | Mortgage $1,155,000 — from FAREED, QAZI SHAUKAT; FAREED, MARINA to MERS | $1,155,000 | |
| 2005-12-27 | Deed $1,650,000 — from ROBINSON, MICHAEL; ROBINSON, CAROLE to FAREED, QAZI SHAUKAT; FAREED, MARINA | $1,650,000 | |
| 2003-01-31 | Agreement $602,000 — from ROBINSON, MICHAEL; ROBINSON, CAROLE to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | $602,000 | |
| 2001-03-14 | Mortgage $637,500 — from ROBINSON, CAROLE; ROBINSON, MICHAEL to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $637,500 | |
| 2000-11-09 | Mortgage $50,000 — from SOUTHDOWN, LLC to BRUCKHEIM, JOYCE SANDRA; FISHMAN, ANDREW | $50,000 | |
| 1999-07-20 | Mortgage $250,000 — from SOUTHDOWN LLC. to WEINBERG, A. DR.; ROSEN, JUDITH; GOLDSTEIN, D. DR.; MANZIONE, THOMAS J.; MINIUTTI, MADELIN | $250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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