175 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1993-01-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1888) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | DANIEL JOWELL; GIOVANNI LEVI |
| Managing agent | XL Real Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,318,000 | $199,080 |
| 2026 | $3,358,000 | $201,480 |
| 2027 | $3,317,000 | $199,020 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 125 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 121 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 121 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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.
136 West 121 Street
| 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 |
9 311 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.
Managed by XL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 99 buildings, 536 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B29 · C22 · D9 · F1. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $725,500 on 2013-03-28 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-28 | Deed $2,425,000 — from LONDON, ANDREA J; GILSTRAP, JOHN J to JOWELL, DANIEL; LEVI, GIOVANNI | $2,425,000 | |
| 2013-03-28 | Mortgage $725,500 — from LEVI, GIOVANNI; JOWELL, DANIEL to MERS | $725,500 | |
| 2008-02-08 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from GILSTRAP, JOHN J to MERS | $1,500,000 | |
| 2006-05-02 | Mortgage $250,000 — from GILSTRAP, JOHN J; LONDON, ANDREA J to THE CIT GROUP/CONSUMER FINANCE, INC.(NY) | $250,000 | |
| 2005-07-27 | Deed $1,175,000 — from ESTATE OF RONNIE L. MCDANIEL to LONDON, ANDREA J; GILSTRAP, JOHN J | $1,175,000 | |
| 2005-07-27 | Mortgage $939,958 — from LONDON, ANDREA J; GILSTRAP, JOHN J to MERS | $939,958 | |
| 2005-07-27 | Mortgage $60,042 — from GILSTRAP, JOHN J; LONDON, ANDREA J to MERS | $60,042 | |
| 2002-11-01 | Mortgage $740,000 — from MCDANIEL, RON; MCDANIEL, RONNIE L to FREMONT INVESTMENT &LOAN | $740,000 | |
| 2001-08-01 | Mortgage $70,000 — from MC DANIEL, RON; MC DANIEL, RONNIE L. to NJ LENDERS CORP. | $70,000 | |
| 2001-08-01 | Mortgage $560,000 — from MC DANIEL, RONNIE L.; MC DANIEL, RON to NJ LENDERS CORP. | $560,000 | |
| 2001-02-21 | Mortgage $225,000 — from MCDANIEL, RONNIE L.; MCDANIEL, RON to MONEY STORE; TMS MORTGAGE INC. | $225,000 | |
| 1999-03-12 | Mortgage $115,000 — from MCDANIEL, RON; MCDANIEL, RONNIE L. to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NY | $115,000 | |
| 1998-08-04 | Mortgage $275,000 — from MCDANIEL, RON to ROCKWELL EQUITIES, INC. | $275,000 | |
| 1993-09-22 | Mortgage $100,000 — from FRANCIS, LLOYD to NORTH FORK BANK TRST | $100,000 | |
| 1988-11-03 | Mortgage $60,000 — from MCDOVE, ETHER to SCOTT, HENRY GLADSTON | $60,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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