206 West 121st Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

206 West 121st Street is a 5-story, 30-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Harlem, built in 1910 and currently owned by Staci Ramos. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, with seven documented complaints since 2020, including two in March 2025, and three complaints (two apartment-specific and one building-wide) in 2025 alone.

HPD inspections were unable to gain access to verify conditions on multiple occasions, though some complaints were subsequently reported as resolved. The building has maintained up-to-date bedbug reporting, consistently documenting zero infestations from 2020 through 2024, and completed regular rodent inspections showing mostly passing results, with one instance of rat activity noted in April 2023. Significant historical issues include environmental violations from October 2018 related to unauthorized cellar occupancy, for which a penalty of $1,280 was imposed, though this has since been resolved.

The building has also had various housing maintenance code violations, particularly in 2020-2021, including open violations for apartment 3F related to roach infestation, bathroom ceiling and wall paint requirements, and broken refrigerator seals. Multiple service requests regarding cooking gas and appliance issues were filed in 2020, though no violations were issued following inspections. The building's management has generally responded to complaints as evidenced by the closure of most service requests, though many complaints required tenants to file additional complaints if conditions persisted.