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42 West 120 Street

862Records
18City systems
12Open violations
4.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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862 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 293 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 222 HPD complaints, 146 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1902
Floors7
Res. units28
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1017187501
BIN—

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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 74% 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 4.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1993-02-05.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Encampment (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,110,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1902)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)PARK PLACE CONDO
Head officerJASON PENNINGTON
Managing agentHARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$0 $0
2027$269,507 $121,279

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $906,950 a year ($31.11 per sq ft), operating expenses $164,714 ($5.65 per sq ft), net operating income $742,235. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

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

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Mount Morris Park West / W 121 St — M1 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMt Morris Park W & W 120 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

42 West 120 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. — 13 buildings, 402 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Greenwich Street MN128 A
330 West 145 Street MN77 A
342 West 56 Street MN42 A
36 West 138 Street MN35 A
555 Lenox Avenue MN32 A
42 West 120 Street MN28 A
512 West 156 Street MN20 C
61 Lenox Avenue MN15 A
2257 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
506 East 119 Street MN4 B
1018487504 MN4 B
345 Lenox Avenue MN4 A
141 West 123 Street MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-21Mortgage $255,000 — from OZANNE, TRUSTEE, BRENDAN K; THE OZANNE FAMILY TRUST U/A/D 01/30/2023; WALSH-OZANNE, TRUSTE to RAFIA, KIAN $255,000
2026-05-21Deed $549,000 — from JOBER NY BOROUGHS LLC to OZANNE, TRUSTEE, BRENDAN K; WALSH-OZANNE, TRUSTEE, MICHELLE; THE OZANNE FAMILY TRUST U/A/D $549,000
2026-05-14Sold for $549,000 $549,000 $19,607
2025-06-12Deed $675,000 — from EDELMANN, FRIEDERIKE to BLACK, ELEANOR; MURRAY, ELI $675,000
2025-06-12Mortgage $495,000 — from BLACK, ELEANOR; MURRAY, ELI to NEW YORK TIMES EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL CREDIT $495,000
2025-06-10Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $24,107
2024-05-07Deed $625,000 — from ESTATE OF JEFFREY N. TROCIO; LORALEE TROCIO, AS EXECUTOR to DEL BARCO, OLIVIA $625,000
2024-05-07Mortgage $562,500 — from DEL BARCO, OLIVIA to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS $562,500
2024-05-03Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $22,321
2024-04-29Deed $685,000 — from NIELSEN, ANNETTE; GARFINKEL, DANIEL PAUL to PATIL, KAMINI T; PATIL, TUSHAR A $685,000
2024-04-23Sold for $685,000 $685,000 $24,464
2023-09-21Deed $480,000 — from TISDEL, STEPHEN to SANDERS, DANIEL; SANDERS, MICHELLE $480,000
2023-09-01Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $17,143
2022-11-28AL&R $334,750 — from WILLIAM MCCLOUD JR. , TRUSTEE; WILLIAM MCCLOUD JR. AND MARY MCCLOUD TRU; MARY MCCLOUD, TRU to FIREFIGHTERS FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $334,750
2022-11-28Deed $515,000 — from FORTYTWO WEST MANAGEMENT CORP to WILLIAM MCCLOUD JR. , TRUSTEE; MARY MCCLOUD, TRUSTEE; WILLIAM MCCLOUD JR. AND MARY MCCLOUD $515,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700169126
20188358226
201954922646
20201169017
202152329048
2022203711252
202300237333
2024001115430
20250098219
20260046212
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 440Ownership & money 315Health & systems 43

Every one of the 862 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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