421 WEST 118 STREET is a prewar 1926 building, 6 floors, 24 units in Harlem, NYC. Owned by TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Public records show 28 open violations, 10 311 complaints on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Lucid Rents has 2 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~8% by timing your move to November.
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
Pros: great super intendent Cons: awful cleaning before moving in
Pros: Mostly occupied by students, responsive super. Cons: The garbage is in the courtyard. So it’s really annoying if you are on lower level and facing courtyard.
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West Harlem around 125th Street is the neighborhood's commercial and cultural spine — the Apollo Theater, Studio Museum, and a corridor of new development coexist with decades-old barbershops and West African restaurants. Columbia's Manhattanville campus expansion is reshaping the western edge.
OUTSIDE BUILDING — PORCH/BALCONY
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
Request Large Bulky Item Collection
Request Large Bulky Item Collection
Request Large Bulky Item Collection
Request Large Bulky Item Collection
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE