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28 East 125 Street

1,661Records
18City systems
40Open violations
262.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,661 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 558 HPD complaints, 519 311 service requests, 271 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)BRAVO REALTY CORP
BBL1017490056
BIN1054010

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 262.4. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1998-05-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

140 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 80 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

80
’23–24
4
’24–25
38
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (68) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$70,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (16)
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)BRAVO REALTY CORP
Head officerBEN NEHMADI
Managing agentTRI-HILL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,800,000 $810,000
2026$1,844,000 $829,800
2027$2,075,000 $933,750

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 125 St / Madison Av — M101 M125 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Ave & E 124 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes. 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

28 East 125 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

145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 68 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 Seigel Street BK51 A
563 West 140 Street MN26 B
103 Smith Street BK24 A
2419 Adam C Powell Blvd MN22 C
173 West 141 Street MN21 C
212 East 25 Street MN20 B
1043 Sterling Place BK17 A
28 East 125 Street MN16 C
352 St Johns Place BK16 B
542 West 147 Street MN15 B
126 West 139 Street MN15 A
932 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
938 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
300 Lincoln Road BK12 B
101 Grove Street BK8 A
137 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
285 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
103 Grove Street BK8 A
99 Grove Street BK8 B
144 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
293 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
24 Cedar Street BK8 A
3 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
820 Washington Avenue BK7 B
836 Washington Avenue BK7 A
824 Washington Avenue BK7 B
278 Albany Avenue BK6 A
531 83 Street BK6 A
4110 4 Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $341,495 on 2025-11-20 (lender: Sterling Capital Funding, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-20Agreement $4,100,000 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to STERLING CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC $4,100,000
2025-11-20Mortgage $341,496 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to STERLING CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC $341,496
2021-03-05Agreement $4,164,140 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,164,140
2015-03-12Mortgage $2,549,742 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,549,742
2015-03-12Agreement $4,500,000 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $4,500,000
2012-02-10Agreement $2,061,233 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,061,233
2011-12-02Agreement $1,530,927 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,530,927
2004-09-28Mortgage $1,286,242 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,286,242
2004-09-28Agreement $2,325,000 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,325,000
2001-03-28Mortgage $1,100,000 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,100,000
1993-01-26Mortgage $180,000 — from BRAVO REALTY CORP to GOLDBERG, JOSHUA; GOLDBERG, BURTON A. $180,000
1987-05-20Mortgage $174,467 — from COLOSSUS REALTY CORP to HARLEM ONE CORP $174,467
1987-05-20Mortgage $174,554 — from COLOSSUS REALTY CORP to VITA, CHARLES $174,554

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201752270236
201800810687
201927180431
202002160119
20210117114177
20220016503168
20230616904179
202401540560
2025074131465
202603145010158
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 123Housing & tenants 1,388Ownership & money 40Health & systems 74

Every one of the 1,661 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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