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120 Mac Dougal Street

1,285Records
20City systems
40Open violations
6.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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1,285 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 410 311 service requests, 283 HPD complaints, 182 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1901
Floors7
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FOURTH 120 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC
BBL1005400009
BIN1008696

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.2. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-12-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Encampment (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$562,489 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Fourth 120 Macdougal Street LLC
Head officerDavid Shapiro
Managing agentBEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2026-04-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,405,000 $2,882,250
2026$6,980,000 $3,141,000
2027$6,790,000 $3,055,500

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taqueria El ChatoMexicanNot yet graded—
Van Leeuwen Ice CreamFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Houston St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeSullivan St & Washington Sq · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

120 Mac Dougal Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 Eldridge Street MN28 B
120 Mac Dougal Street MN26 A
156 Sullivan Street MN22 B
289N Bedford Avenue BK22 B
15 Roebling Street BK20 A
236 South 1 Street BK16 A
224 22 Street BK14 A
175 Jackson Street BK14 A
12 Stagg Street BK13 B
410 West 22 Street MN12 A
131 Devoe Street BK10 A
345 Union Avenue BK10 A
347 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
211 North 5 Street BK10 A
116 Covert Street BK9 B
238 North 5 Street BK8 B
92 Berry Street BK8 A
63 Jackson Street BK8 A
194 North 9 Street BK8 A
53 Withers Street BK8 B
481 Prospect Place BK8 A
250 South 2 Street BK8 A
257 Powers Street BK8 A
13 Melrose Street BK8 A
179 Monroe Street BK8 B
137 Nelson Street BK8 A
150 Richardson Street BK8 A
303 Cooper Street BK7 A
264 Jefferson Street BK7 B
188 Meserole Avenue BK7 A
168 South 3 Street BK7 B
357 Prospect Place BK7 A
279 North 6 Street BK6 A
158 Grand Street BK6 A
1025 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
99 Havemeyer Street BK6 A
110 West 17 Street MN6 A
491 Monroe Street BK6 A
979 Metropolitan Avenue BK6 B
147 George Street BK6 B
45 Withers Street BK6 A
630 Lorimer Street BK6 B
141 North 9 Street BK6 A
632 Lorimer Street BK6 A
261 Union Avenue BK6 A
159 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
1010 Carroll Street BK6 B
247 Himrod Street BK6 C
1318 Halsey Street BK6 B
204 Nassau Avenue BK5 B
287 Grand Street BK5 B
34 Maspeth Avenue BK5 B
265 Wythe Avenue BK5 B
65 Thompson Street MN5 D
530 Driggs Avenue BK4 C
510 Grandview Avenue QN4 C
431 West 146 Street MN4 B
143 Metropolitan Avenue BK4 B
73-23 69 Place QN4 C
175 West 126 Street MN3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,302,044 on 2020-03-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-13Deed $10,770,000 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to FOURTH 120 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC $10,770,000
2023-06-06Sold for $10,770,000 $10,770,000 $414,231
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2020-03-18Mortgage $8,302,044 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,302,044
2015-02-13Agreement $8,875,000 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,875,000
2015-02-13Mortgage $1,827,138 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,827,138
2012-09-10AL&R $7,100,000 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,100,000
2012-09-10Agreement $7,100,000 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,100,000
2012-09-10Mortgage $2,805,763 — from 120 MACDOUGAL STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,805,763
2012-09-10Deed $9,500,000 — from BMRE 120 LLC to 120 MACDOUGLA STREET REALTY LLC $9,500,000
2010-07-06Agreement $4,300,000 — from BMRE 120 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,300,000
2010-07-06Mortgage $1,055,391 — from BMRE 120 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,055,391
2010-07-06AL&R $4,300,000 — from BMRE 120 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,300,000
2009-11-09Deed $5,300,000 — from 120 JADE REALTY CORP. to BMRE 120 LLC $5,300,000
2009-11-09AL&R $3,276,855 — from BMRE 120 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,276,855

Ten-year activity

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2018
128
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2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011501733
2018082401244
201998100011128
202000533763
202143462661
202202240430
2023052641146
202420130621
2025410220541
20265690525
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The full timeline

Construction 102Enforcement 109Housing & tenants 891Ownership & money 70Health & systems 113

Every one of the 1,285 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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