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5 West 125 Street

1,027Records
18City systems
2Open violations
8.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,027 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 294 311 service requests, 189 DOB permits, 127 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built2014
Floors6
Res. units29
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC
BBL1017230031
BIN1081452, 1081453, 1081454, 1089797

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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 66% 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 8.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 11).

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

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Blocked Driveway (15) · Illegal Parking (14) · Dirty Condition (13) · Sidewalk Condition (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$5,473,868 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (65 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 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CA5-15 WEST 126TH LLC
Head officerMILTON SONNEBERG
Managing agentACHS MGMT CORP
Last registered2023-11-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$42,872,000 $19,292,400
2026$43,712,000 $19,670,400
2027$43,960,000 $19,782,000

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WonderOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / 5 Av — M101 M125 · 200 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 126 St · 250 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

5 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

134 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ACHS MANAGEMENT CORP — 7 buildings, 117 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
241 Atlantic Avenue BK74 A
5 West 125 Street MN29 A
148 East 74 Street MN5 B
123 West 15 Street MN3 C
7626 5 Avenue BK2 D
203 Bedford Avenue BK2 C
4918 5 Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $59,000,000 on 2017-06-13 (lender: Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-13Mortgage $59,000,000 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY $59,000,000
2014-06-10AL&R $270,388 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $270,388
2014-06-10AL&R $16,024,920 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $16,024,920
2014-06-10Mortgage $16,024,920 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $16,024,920
2014-06-10AL&R $19,904,692 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $19,904,692
2014-06-10Agreement $19,904,692 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $19,904,692
2014-06-10Agreement $5,856,480 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to C AND A CAPITAL LLC $5,856,480
2014-06-10Mortgage $4,048,212 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $4,048,212
2014-06-10Mortgage $270,388 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $270,388
2014-04-28Agreement $5,856,480 — from 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to C AND A CAPITAL LLC $5,856,480
2014-04-28Mortgage $5,856,480 — from RCGL 125TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,856,480
2013-01-17Agreement $15,856,480 — from RCGL 125TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,856,480
2013-01-17Deed $15,500,000 — from RCGL 125TH STREET LLC to CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC $15,500,000
2013-01-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to RCG LV DEBT IV REIT, L.P. $10,000,000
2013-01-17AL&R $10,000,000 — from CA 5-15 WEST 125TH LLC to RCG LV DEBT IV REIT, L.P. $10,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017112178240
2018711110231
2019010190332
2020012120327
202101210123
2022380150457
202343220534
2024202310457
202511390445
202600690271
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The full timeline

Construction 332Enforcement 194Housing & tenants 336Ownership & money 118Health & systems 47

Every one of the 1,027 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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