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134 West 123 Street

204Records
15City systems
0Open violations
23.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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204 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 HPD complaints, 23 rodent inspections, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1886
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST SIDESPECIALHOUSING DEVELOPMENTFUNDC ORPORATION
BBL1019070149
BIN1057768

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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 59% 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 23.6. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)WEST SIDE SPECIAL HDFC
Head officerPAUL R FREITAG
Managing agentWEST SIDE FEDERATION SV
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$811,200 $365,040
2026$973,000 $437,850
2027$1,168,000 $525,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 123 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 500 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

134 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR — 21 buildings, 1,059 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
145 West 108th Street MN199 B
570 East 137 Street BX159 A
2689 Broadway MN135 B
168 West 94 Street MN121 B
1421 College Avenue BX115 B
50 West 107 Street MN84 A
109 West 129 Street MN59 A
17 West 102 Street MN54 A
951 Prospect Avenue BX51 A
208 West 84 Street MN20 B
206 West 84 Street MN18 A
29 West 126 Street MN8 B
459 West 147 Street MN8 B
66 West 126 Street MN8 B
134 West 123 Street MN7 A
44 West 87 Street MN7 A
152 West 123 Street MN6 A
2749 Broadway MN0 —
233 West 120 Street MN0 —
443 West 22 Street MN0 —
2341 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,186,955 on 2006-11-03 (lender: United States Deptof Housing And Urban Development), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-11-03Mortgage $6,186,955 — from WEST SIDE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to UNITED STATES DEPTOF HOUSING AND URBAN D $6,186,955
2000-04-10Mortgage $401,300 — from ST. STEPHEN'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC. $401,300
1998-09-22Mortgage $195,000 — from FRANKLIN, DAPHNE E. to FHB FUNDING CORP. $195,000
1998-02-06Mortgage $180,000 — from 134 WEST 123RD ST. REALTY CORP. to PARRY, LESLIE; ROSENTHAL, JEROME; ANDRAKE, ALEXANDER JR.; ANDRAKE, ALEXANDER A. SR.; WINST $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201812025
2019180514
202005016
202102114
202204026
202303036
202402035
2025070310
202601034
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 20Health & systems 32

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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