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120 Manhattan Avenue

172Records
9City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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172 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 20 rodent inspections, 19 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1887
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassA4
Owner (PLUTO)WALTER IAN LIPKIN TRUST
BBL1018410020
BIN1055608

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sweeping Complaint (11) · Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Hazardous Materials (1).

Filed construction activity

$717,105 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MANHATTAN VALLEY TOWNHOUSES
Head officerMARK LEVINE
Managing agentEBMG LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,477,000 $208,620
2026$3,720,000 $223,200
2027$4,769,000 $286,140

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway103 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 106 St — M7 M116 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 106 St & Central Park W · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

120 Manhattan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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 EBMG LLC — 91 buildings, 5,880 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2425 Haring Street BK240 A
101 Lafayette Avenue BK204 A
4455 Douglas Avenue BX177 A
37-20 87 Street QN167 B
500 4 Avenue BK156 A
79-10 34 Avenue QN148 A
67-30 Clyde Street QN135 A
1802 Newkirk Avenue BK134 A
61 Oliver Street BK127 A
67-30 Dartmouth Street QN126 B
209-10 41 Avenue QN120 A
35-10 150 Street QN119 A
599 East 7 Street BK114 A
14-30 Seagirt Boulevard QN114 B
31 Nagle Avenue MN111 A
2430 Haring Street BK108 B
50 Fort Place SI108 B
561 3 Avenue MN106 A
144-70 41 Avenue QN103 A
211 Thompson Street MN96 A
535 West 52 Street MN96 A
416 Ocean Avenue BK90 A
88-12 Elmhurst Avenue QN90 A
275 Webster Avenue BK88 A
7002 Ridge Boulevard BK83 A
400 East 17 Street BK81 A
800 Riverside Drive MN80 A
960 Sterling Place BK79 B
157 East 32 Street MN79 A
175 Eastern Parkway BK78 A
23 West 104 Street MN77 A
71 Ocean Parkway BK76 B
41-31 51 Street QN76 A
30-85 Vernon Boulevard QN73 A
199 Garfield Place BK67 A
125 Hawthorne Street BK66 A
40-01 Little Neck Parkway QN63 A
50 West 96 Street MN61 A
44 Butler Place BK60 A
9967 Shore Road BK60 A
225 East 86 Street MN60 A
135 Hawthorne Street BK60 A
225 Park Place BK60 A
415 Ocean Parkway BK59 A
180 Prospect Park SW BK58 A
44 Prospect Park West BK55 A
505 East 82 Street MN54 A
295 St Johns Place BK54 A
75 Prospect Park SW BK52 A
7 West 92 Street MN51 A
50 Plaza St East BK49 A
132 Greene Street MN49 A
55 Eastern Parkway BK47 A
192 Spencer Street BK47 A
64 East 94 Street MN46 A
72-14 Burns Street QN44 A
44 East 12 Street MN43 A
202 Seeley Street BK42 A
30 East 31 Street MN42 A
131 West 85 Street MN41 A

showing 60 of 91 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $180,000 on 1996-11-19 (lender: Independence Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-18Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $995,000
2024-12-16Sold for $1,355,000 $1,355,000 $1,355,000
2023-08-16Sold for $995,000 $995,000 $995,000
2022-07-11Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $760,000
2017-03-10Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2017-01-24Sold for $1,386,000 $1,386,000 $1,386,000
2012-10-31Mortgage $75,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO A to USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $75,000
1996-11-19Mortgage $180,000 — from MCNEIL, GLORIA E. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $180,000
1985-12-12Mortgage $102,000 — from MCNEIL, GLORIA E. to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP $102,000
1982-11-01Mortgage $100,000 — from MCNEIL, GLORIA E. to DRAPER, GWENDOLYN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173263216
2018004228
2019303017
20201081010
202100170017
202240141120
2023000123
202400101415
2025006129
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 25Health & systems 20

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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