713 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 326 311 service requests, 95 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 3.8. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-04-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sweeping Complaint (117) · Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Street Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Illegal Dumping (2).
$686,689 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1 WEST 126TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | JAQUELINE Aleman |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,460,000 | $1,557,000 |
| 2026 | $3,679,000 | $1,655,550 |
| 2027 | $3,697,000 | $1,663,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $965,688 a year ($24.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $542,876 ($13.61 per sq ft), net operating income $422,813. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 125 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 125 St / 5 Av — M101 M125 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & W 126 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
2042 5 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
161 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,905 on 1991-07-05 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from APPLEGATE, GILLIAN to DUFFY, NIEV | $475,000 | |
| 2026-06-29 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $9,896 |
| 2025-10-09 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from SAVAIANO, SCOTT to WADE, H. MARGAURITE | $380,000 | |
| 2025-09-18 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $7,917 |
| 2021-11-05 | RPTT&RET $435,000 — from MOORE, RONALD to APPLEGATE, GILLIAN | $435,000 | |
| 2021-10-18 | Sold for $435,000 | $435,000 | $9,063 |
| 2021-06-02 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from BROWN, DARREN M to HOWARD, ROSS | $300,000 | |
| 2021-05-19 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $6,250 |
| 2019-07-11 | RPTT&RET $361,500 — from FRANCINE PINCKNEY, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF JACQUELYN ADOLPHUS to EWALD, CATHERINE; EXLEY, JOSEPH | $361,500 | |
| 2019-04-18 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from 1 WEST 126TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CATAMERO, MARIA | $375,000 | |
| 2019-04-17 | Sold for $375,000 | $375,000 | $7,813 |
| 2019-02-11 | RPTT&RET $335,000 — from KAREN STARKES, ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ELLEN GLADDEN; THEODORA GLADDEN, ADMINISTRATOR to GARG, SHILPA | $335,000 | |
| 2019-01-31 | Sold for $335,000 | $335,000 | $6,979 |
| 2018-02-02 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from SCOTT, MONIQUE; FOY, ANTHONY to SCHAEFER, MAGNUS; FELDMAN, ALAINA | $385,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from BALKUM, RICHARD; BALKUM, LILLIAN V to HWANG, CAROLINE C; SMOCK, JOHN | $350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 74 |
| 2018 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 53 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 65 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 36 |
Every one of the 713 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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