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312 West 121 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10027 BBL 1019470043 15 units · 5 floors · 1901

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Harlem
At or below average
avg 48.5
23
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 23 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Harlem average of 48.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 312 West 121 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1901
6 or more units
15 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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How 312 West 121 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
30th percentile

Out of 2807 buildings in this neighborhood, 842 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
4.9%
No serious
violations
68.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
27.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

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What's in the 312 West 121 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units15
Floors5
Year built1901
Gross area13,190 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

312 West 121 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Hph Chosen, LLC
Address
2259 7Th Avenue 1w
New York, NY 10027
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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The story over time

312 West 121 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
HPD Violation Feb 12 Serious
Class C violation
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 Hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) Mdl And 28 Rcny §25-171: Replace Or Repair The Self-Closing Doors That Is Mi…
311 Call & HPD Complaint Feb 08
Heat/Hot Water

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