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421 West 141 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10031 BBL 1020500190 5 units · 3 floors · 1893

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Hamilton Heights
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 421 West 141 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 1893
6 or more units
5 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 421 West 141 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
81th percentile

Out of 882 buildings in this neighborhood, 714 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
82.3%
No serious
violations
13.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.2%
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.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Failed rodent inspections, landlord's portfolio

Health dept. rodent inspection failures across the landlord's portfolio.

Building characteristics
Total units5
Floors3
Year built1893
Gross area2,766 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

421 West 141 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.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Ernest Davis
Address
421 West 141St Street
New York, NY 10031
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