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40 West 126 Street

294Records
14City systems
0Open violations
13.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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294 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 37 rodent inspections, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built2013
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)W 126 GROUP LLC
BBL1017230153
BIN1053535, 1089944

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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 55% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Rodent (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (2013)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)W 125 GROUP LLc
Head officerMAURICe KOHAn
Managing agentW 126 GROUP LLc
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,115,000 $501,750
2026$1,063,000 $478,350
2027$1,276,000 $574,200

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Malcolm X Blvd — M101 M125 · 450 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 126 St · 500 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

40 West 126 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

6 311 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 W 126 GROUP LLC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
256 West 135 Street MN8 B
40 West 126 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,750,000 on 2023-08-07 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island), covering 4 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
2023-08-07AL&R $4,750,000 — from W 128 ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC; W 126 GROUP LLC; JEFFERSON GROUP ENTERPRISES LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,750,000
2023-08-07Mortgage $4,750,000 — from JEFFERSON GROUP ENTERPRISES LLC; W 128 ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC; W 126 GROUP LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,750,000
2012-01-23RPTT&RET $325,000 — from 40 WEST 126TH STREET LLC to MAZOL PROPERTIES, LLC $325,000
2009-03-31M&CON $536,250 — from 40 W 126TH STREET LLC; MCLEOD, NORRIS; OXLEY, DAVID to PINECREST NATIONAL FUNDING, LLC $536,250
2007-08-27Mortgage $536,250 — from 40 W 126TH STREET, LLC to PINECREST NATIONAL FUNDING, LLC, $536,250
2007-08-27Deed $536,250 — from FATTAH, ASKAREE A to 40 WEST 126TH STREET, LLC $536,250
2005-05-12Mortgage $737,000 — from AL-FATTAH, A/K/A ASKAREE; AL-FATTAAH, ASKAREE to H&R BLOCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION $737,000
2004-05-12Mortgage $500,000 — from AL FATTAH, ASKAREE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $500,000
2004-05-12Deed $625,000 — from GILLEY, DWAINE; BENEFICIARIES U/L/W/T OF EDWARD LEE ANDR; GILLEY, ANNETTE; GILLEY, SHARON to AL FATTAH, ASKAREE $625,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201812014
201902024
202003003
202106006
202202001030
20230162624
202403047
2025070310
202601023
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 35Health & systems 37

Every one of the 294 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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