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56 West 125 Street

1,159Records
18City systems
10Open violations
13.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,159 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 438 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints, 119 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built2019
Floors17
Res. units141
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE 56 WEST 125TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
BBL1017227502
BIN1053478

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.4. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
14
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

268 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (107) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · PLUMBING (17) · Elevator (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · GENERAL (10).

Filed construction activity

$4,840,552 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (54 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2019)
YesSix or more residential units (141)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,626,591 $3,431,966
2026$0 $0
2027$12,532,501 $5,639,625

The city's market estimate has risen 64% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $3,611,379 a year ($31.93 per sq ft), operating expenses $758,921 ($6.71 per sq ft), net operating income $2,852,458. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Just SaladSaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Malcolm X Blvd — M101 M125 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 126 St · 550 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

56 West 125 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

268 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-10Mortgage $15,900,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $15,900,000
2022-02-10AL&R $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2022-02-10Agreement $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2022-02-10AL&R $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2022-02-10Agreement $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2022-02-10AL&R $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2022-02-10Mortgage $15,900,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $15,900,000
2022-02-10Mortgage $15,900,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $15,900,000
2022-02-10Agreement $60,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC to METLIFE REAL ESTATE LENDING LLC $60,000,000
2021-09-29Agreement $45,000,000 — from AINI, JACOB; CHETRIT, ELI; 5462 125TH REALTY LLC; KOHN, ABRAHAM; KOHN, JACOB to MFI 2020-FL4 LTD. $45,000,000
2021-09-29Agreement $45,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC; 5462 125TH REALTY LLC to MFI 2020-FL4 LTD. $45,000,000
2021-09-29Agreement $45,000,000 — from 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC; 5462 125TH REALTY LLC to MFI 2020-FL4 LTD. $45,000,000
2021-09-29Deed $105,000,000 — from 5462 125TH REALTY LLC to 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC $105,000,000
2021-09-29Agreement $45,000,000 — from AINI, JACOB; CHETRIT, ELI; 5462 125TH REALTY LLC; KOHN, ABRAHAM; KOHN, JACOB to MFI 2020-FL4 LTD. $45,000,000
2021-09-29Deed $105,000,000 — from 5462 125TH REALTY LLC to 60 WEST 125TH ST LLC $105,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002158
2018291321550
20192535001373
202010710018
2021191564386142
2022128991213144
202315771013106
2024285127016176
202525112406156
202661012905150
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The full timeline

Construction 230Enforcement 121Housing & tenants 631Ownership & money 52Health & systems 125

Every one of the 1,159 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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