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118 West 123 Street

505Records
18City systems
17Open violations
24.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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505 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 311 service requests, 56 HPD complaints, 53 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1914
Floors9
Res. units36
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC
BBL1019070045
BIN1057740

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 24.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PLUMBING (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$367,682 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC
Head officerCHARMAINE BEEKER
Managing agentMATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES, INC.
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,874,000 $1,293,300
2026$3,055,000 $1,374,750
2027$3,510,000 $1,579,500

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

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

Getting around

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 122 St — M7 M102 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 121 St · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

118 West 123 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES — 57 buildings, 2,537 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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201 East 77 Street MN90 A
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108 East 91 Street MN38 A
118 West 123 Street MN36 A
120 West 58 Street MN33 B
2132 2 Avenue MN31 A
134 East 93 Street MN30 A
36 West 84 Street MN27 A
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146 West 26 Street MN25 A
26 Horatio Street MN24 A
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30 East 10 Street MN22 A
428 East 85 Street MN20 A
430 East 85 Street MN20 A
15 West 20 Street MN17 A
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34 Horatio Street MN17 B
36 Horatio Street MN16 A
971 Madison Avenue MN15 A
12 West 18 Street MN14 B
8 Warren Street MN14 A
27 Bleecker Street MN14 A
142 West 26 Street MN13 A
217 East 5 Street MN11 A
535 East 12 Street MN11 A
204 Avenue A MN10 A
8 West 19 Street MN10 B
48 Laight Street MN9 A
184 Franklin Street MN9 A
16 West 21 Street MN9 A
3 East 75 Street MN8 A
37 Murray Street MN8 B
50 Bond Street MN6 A
77 White Street MN6 A
45 Great Jones Street MN5 B
230 East 63 Street MN5 A
344 Bowery MN5 C
120 East 80 Street MN5 A
15 Mercer Street MN5 A
85 Douglass Street BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-29RPTT&RET $495,000 — from ESTATE OF DOLORES CALLIE LEON; ALISON NATALE LEON AS EXECUTRIX to HUNNEWELL, SKYLAR S $495,000
2026-06-23Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $13,750
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $555,000 — from PLOTNICK, LOUISA to GERBER, RUBY AIYO $555,000
2026-05-19Sold for $555,000 $555,000 $15,417
2025-12-19RPTT&RET $517,000 — from VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC to LAMBERT, GLADYS CRISTELL $517,000
2025-12-08Sold for $517,000 $517,000 $14,361
2025-04-08RPTT&RET $225,000 — from ESTATE OF AUDREY PORCH; JANIVEY PORCH, ADMINISTRATRIX to VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC $225,000
2025-04-04Sold for $225,000 $225,000 $6,250
2024-03-27RPTT&RET $425,000 — from PRISCILLA HASTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF JUANITA H. CAMPBELL to DAVENPORT, ELAINE $425,000
2024-03-22Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $11,806
2014-11-19RPTT $112,650 — from CALLABRASS, MA-LANG to VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC $112,650
2014-05-27RPTT $225,000 — from VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC to BROWN, STEVEN R; ESTES, SUSAN E $225,000
2011-05-20RPTT $230,000 — from VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC to SALAS, ABIGAIL $230,000
2011-05-20RPTT $245,000 — from VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC to STAELIN, KATHARINE $245,000
2011-01-19RPTT $175,000 — from VICTORY RENAISSANCE HDFC to THOMAS, CAMILLE A $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712140219
20183580319
201902100416
202000120113
202103301135
202221240229
202335240436
202402422450
202511304339
202600174324
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 104Housing & tenants 268Ownership & money 30Health & systems 39

Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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