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14 East 125 Street

6,013Records
17City systems
13Open violations
1473.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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6,013 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,116 311 service requests, 2,057 HPD complaints, 1,173 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)14 EAST 125 LLC
BBL1017490064
BIN1054016

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1473.3. 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 violations13 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1995-10-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

53 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’23–24
6
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$2,225 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

210 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (21) · Real Time Enforcement (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17).

Filed construction activity

$3,642,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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 (6)
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)EAST HARLEM MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerYISROEL FONTEK
Managing agentYISROEL FONTEK
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,363,000 $1,063,350
2026$2,521,000 $1,134,450
2027$2,531,000 $1,138,950

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 125 St / 5 Av — M101 M125 · 150 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. 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

14 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

210 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,400,000 on 2024-10-02 (lender: Levon NY Cdxxiv LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-15AL&R $4,300,000 — from 14 EAST 125 LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $4,300,000
2025-07-15Agreement $4,300,000 — from 14 EAST 125 LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $4,300,000
2024-10-02AL&R $4,400,000 — from 14 EAST 125 LLC to LEVON NY CDXXIV LLC $4,400,000
2024-10-02Mortgage $4,400,000 — from 14 EAST 125 LLC to LEVON NY CDXXIV LLC $4,400,000
2015-10-22Agreement $5,000,000 — from 14 EAST 125 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2015-10-22Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 14 EAST 125 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,300,000
2015-10-22AL&R $5,000,000 — from 14 EAST 125 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2014-08-01Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 14 EAST 125 LLC to UPTOWN 139 LLC $3,700,000
2014-08-01Deed $6,300,000 — from UPTOWN 139 LLC to 14 EAST 125 LLC $6,300,000
2013-02-28Deed $1,850,000 — from 14 EAST 125TH STREET LLC to UPTOWN 139 LLC $1,850,000
2008-01-28Deed $800,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 14 EAST 125TH STREET, LLC $800,000

Ten-year activity

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743
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201771934702375
2018135049802563
201904131102354
202084968501743
202161415111173
2022516450470
202372014006173
202453535684408
202504454659
2026009508103
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 381Housing & tenants 5,451Ownership & money 33Health & systems 58

Every one of the 6,013 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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