Manhattan · Block 1720 · Lot 25 · 10027

12 West 121 Street

4 floors · 3 apartments · 6,261 sq ft · built 1890 · class C0 · owner of record: Waterston James

17open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 10 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 778 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (17) · C 0 · B 17 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 4, 2007BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS 1 2 & 4 STYS PUBLIC HALL.Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THROUGHOUT 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN BATHTUB BATHROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR UNDER RADIATOR NORTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SASH CHAIN AT WINDOW NORTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR CLOSET SOUTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSE WIRING SOUTH PRIVATE HALL 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL NORTH ROOM 3 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS 3 STY APT 3 BATHROOM BATHTUB COLD. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WEST WALL OUTLET 3 STY APT 3 BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PARQUET FLOOR 3 STY APT 3 SOUTH ROOM AT RADIATOR AND CLOTHES CLOSET. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING JUNCTION BOX COVER 3 STY APT 3 PRIVATE HALL LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 3 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLERHEAD SYSTEM 3 STY APT 3 TO ENTRANCE TO BLDG. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND BUZZER SYSTEM 3 STY APT 3 TO ENTRANCE TO BLDG. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 3 · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING WEST ROOM 3 STY APT 3. LOCATED AT APT 3Jun 25, 2007
May 4, 2007BSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.Jun 25, 2007

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 2:47 PM ET. BBL 1017200025.

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