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62 West 124 Street

1,195Records
18City systems
92Open violations
62.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,195 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 365 311 service requests, 321 HPD complaints, 220 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units41
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2005, LLC
BBL1017210063
BIN1083972, 1083973

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 62.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations92 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 56 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 61).

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

$3,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · Rodent (24) · Dirty Condition (8) · ELECTRIC (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$200,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)ARTHUR RANSOME HOUSES LP
Head officerPRINCESS M PALMER
Managing agentPRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,456,000 $655,200
2026$1,516,000 $682,200
2027$1,578,000 $710,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Mount Morris Park West / W 124 St — M1 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 126 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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

62 West 124 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

133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 of them about heat or hot water.

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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC — 77 buildings, 8,758 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B36 · C24 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2541 Adam C Powell Blvd MN1225 C
773 Concourse Village E BX936 B
150 Beach 84 Street QN687 B
700 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN584 C
1-50 Beach 81 Street QN458 B
61-20 Grand Central Parkway QN424 B
324 Beach 59 Street QN342 C
872 Trinity Avenue BX320 B
1175 Findlay Avenue BX227 C
45 Fairview Avenue MN218 B
116-51 157 Street QN215 C
645 Water Street MN211 B
82-41 Parsons Boulevard QN200 B
401 Chester Street BK157 B
35 Montgomery Street MN145 B
305 Madison Street MN141 B
604 Water Street MN124 B
605 Water Street MN124 B
1812 Vyse Avenue BX121 C
556 Louisiana Avenue BK114 C
1460 5 Avenue MN110 C
4260 Katonah Avenue BX108 A
3260 Cruger Avenue BX100 B
263 West 153 Street MN85 B
3211 Parkside Place BX80 B
331 Saratoga Avenue BK80 B
880 East 147th Street BX80 A
1775 Walton Avenue BX63 C
1214 Boston Road BX55 B
2191 Bolton Street BX54 A
12 Patchen Avenue BK50 C
115 Fountain Avenue BK43 B
1043 Faile Street BX42 B
389 Clinton Avenue BK41 A
62 West 124 Street MN41 B
2089 Lexington Avenue MN40 A
56 East 131 Street MN40 B
1010 Faile Street BX36 C
720 East 221 Street BX36 A
1262 Nelson Avenue BX33 A
854 Myrtle Avenue BK33 D
2027 Madison Avenue MN32 B
152 West 118 Street MN30 C
2042 Adam C Powell Blvd MN30 B
254 West 154 Street MN28 D
1632 University Avenue BX24 B
1109 Franklin Avenue BX24 B
1700 University Avenue BX22 B
1658 University Avenue BX21 B
306 West 114 Street MN20 D
600 East 167 Street BX20 C
1187 Boston Road BX20 B
3758 3 Avenue BX18 B
151 West 123 Street MN18 C
19 West 137 Street MN18 C
170 West 136 Street MN18 D
1241 Webster Avenue BX16 B
818 East 166 Street BX15 B
656 East 166 Street BX15 C
36 West 131 Street MN14 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,956,629 on 2005-12-19 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-05-22RPTT&RET $10,260,617 — from ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2005, LLC $10,260,617
2005-12-19Mortgage $10,956,629 — from ARTHUR RANSOME HOUSES , LP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,956,629

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170153256
20183225333
20191313421
20200215219
20210321327
20220313113147
2023041529165
2024029711110
2025009210102
20260242448
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 114Housing & tenants 943Ownership & money 15Health & systems 73

Every one of the 1,195 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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