1,623 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 504 311 service requests, 470 HPD housing violations, 294 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 156.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 155 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 95 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 1983-02-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$830,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (51) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 157 WEST 123RD STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | TYRONE FARLEY |
| Managing agent | HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,039,000 | $2,267,550 |
| 2026 | $5,357,000 | $2,410,650 |
| 2027 | $5,632,000 | $2,534,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $967,328 a year ($25.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $446,546 ($11.79 per sq ft), net operating income $520,781. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 123 St — M2 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 200 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.
157 West 123 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 |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $662,600 on 2000-10-18 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | RPTT&RET $286,000 — from EMMA, MARIA to GOARE, JASMINE D | $286,000 | |
| 2025-12-30 | Sold for $286,000 | $286,000 | $5,608 |
| 2025-08-01 | RPTT&RET $185,000 — from 157 WEST 123RD STREET HDFC to SHERRY, CLARE FOGERTY | $185,000 | |
| 2025-07-17 | Sold for $185,000 | $185,000 | $3,627 |
| 2025-06-11 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from BOWDEN, SARAH to TALARICO, GIACINTA GLORIA | $385,000 | |
| 2025-06-03 | Sold for $385,000 | $385,000 | $7,549 |
| 2025-05-14 | RPTT&RET $170,000 — from 157 WEST 123RD STREET HDFC to VAN DOGECOIN, KAI ADRIANS FLUFFY | $170,000 | |
| 2025-04-29 | Sold for $170,000 | $170,000 | $3,333 |
| 2024-11-15 | RPTT&RET $285,000 — from 157 WEST 123RD STREET HDFC to CAO, WILLY P | $285,000 | |
| 2024-10-30 | Sold for $285,000 | $285,000 | $5,588 |
| 2023-10-24 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from DOENGES, ALLISON to WIEGANDT, EMMA JOSEPHINE | $475,000 | |
| 2023-10-17 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $9,314 |
| 2022-08-03 | RPTT&RET $260,000 — from TOMIC, JASMINA to EMMA, MARIA | $260,000 | |
| 2022-07-28 | Sold for $260,000 | $260,000 | $5,098 |
| 2022-04-29 | RPTT&RET $298,000 — from 157 WEST 123RD STREET HDFC to TOMIC, JASMINA | $298,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| 2018 | 3 | 11 | 212 | 3 | 4 | 233 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 10 | 15 | 119 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 103 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 71 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 163 | 2 | 8 | 183 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 7 | 110 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 47 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 88 |
Every one of the 1,623 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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