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537 West 121 St

Manhattan, NY 10027Company-ownedBBL 1019761001BIN 1059648
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1913
Floors6
Building Area57,546 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassRK
Market Value$731K

537 WEST 121 ST is a property located at 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027. The building was constructed in 1913. The building has 6 floors. The building area is 57,546 square feet on a 9,983 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $731K. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 25 building permits on record (20 active). There are 27 violations on record (0 currently open). 4 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

112records on file
81Energy Star

Completed in 1913, 537 West 121 St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 57,546 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $731K, and assessed for tax at $329K. In the 37 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 112 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 27 of its 112 records, fully 24%, fall under that one heading. Permit (25) and enforcement (23) trail well behind. No violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 81, with a site energy-use intensity of 69.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 401 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 24% violation, 37 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$731K of New York, written across 112 government filings.

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Property Details

Address537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027
RK
Year Built1913
Floors6
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area57,546 sqft
Lot Size9,983 sqft
ZoningR8
1019761001
1059648
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$731K
$329K
$17K

Building Permits

25 on record · 20 active
Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Jul 25, 2023Job #TRU1682MN23
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Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed May 25, 2022Job #TRU0999MN22
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General ConstructionDOB Legacy
COMPLETED
Filed Jun 12, 2020Job #123922620-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 10, 2018Job #140673563-01-02

EQ

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Aug 10, 2018Job #140673563-01
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Violations

27 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 4 docketed
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #0702495274
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EQUIPMENT STORED ON STREET W 0 PERMIT
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2021Ticket #0702448111
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EQUIPMENT STORED ON STREET W 0 PERMIT
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #011753051N
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2018Ticket #038254702L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 21, 2022#2578607

CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS

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DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 21, 2022#2576948

CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

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DOB LegacyE
RESOLVED
Issued Nov 11, 2019#2416779
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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued May 2, 2019#2358983

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Jun 29, 2018#35319255Y

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. *SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS (EXP #1 & #2), OBSERVED CORRODED/DETERIORATED METAL CORNICE AT ROOF PARAPET ON VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITH FEW DISPLACED MET

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1913. with 6 floors. The building area is 57,546 sqft.

Are there building permits at 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 25 building permits on record, with 20 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Asbestos Abatement (CLOSED) filed Jul 25, 2023.

Does 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 27 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 21 DOB, 6 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 4 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 537 WEST 121 ST?

537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $731K and a total assessed value of $329K (land: $17K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 537 WEST 121 ST?

537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 is zoned R8. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 537 WEST 121 ST?

537 WEST 121 ST, Manhattan, NY 10027 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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