386 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 32 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 62% 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 10. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
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: Noise (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$29,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 155-157 WEST 126 STREET |
| Head officer | NICK GRAY |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISNESTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2022-11-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $298,588 | $134,365 |
| 2026 | $3,337 | $1,502 |
| 2027 | $3,511 | $1,580 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 99% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $454,249 a year ($34.09 per sq ft), operating expenses $115,261 ($8.65 per sq ft), net operating income $338,988. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 125 St — M2 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 126 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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 126 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Mortgage $250,000 — from AHMAD, WASIM to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $250,000 | |
| 2025-09-19 | M&CON $606,736 — from STAFFORD, THOMAS to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $606,736 | |
| 2025-01-30 | Deed $890,000 — from GRAY, REBECCA LOUISE; GRAY, NICHOLAS WARREN to HO, POCHU | $890,000 | |
| 2025-01-30 | Mortgage $712,000 — from HO, POCHU to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $712,000 | |
| 2025-01-10 | Sold for $890,000 | $890,000 | $74,167 |
| 2021-09-24 | Deed $685,000 — from BOSCAMP, JEFFREY; BOSCAMP, NICHOLAS; KIMURA, YUKIKO to NGUVU, NEFERTITE | $685,000 | |
| 2021-09-24 | Mortgage $548,000 — from NGUVU, NEFERTITE to MERS | $548,000 | |
| 2021-09-15 | Sold for $685,000 | $685,000 | $57,083 |
| 2021-05-11 | Mortgage $920,000 — from RIDDLE, JAMES D to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $920,000 | |
| 2021-05-11 | Deed $1,150,000 — from LITTLETON, KEVIN JULIAN; LITTLETON, DIONNA NAILAH NICOLE to RIDDLE, JAMES D | $1,150,000 | |
| 2021-04-26 | Sold for $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $95,833 |
| 2020-05-27 | Deed $760,000 — from CHESLEY, ANDREW LYALL; CHESLEY, RACHEL FAITH to VASQUEZ, RYAN | $760,000 | |
| 2020-05-27 | Deed $760,000 — from CHESLEY, ANDREW LYALL; CHESLEY, RACHEL FAITH to VASQUEZ, RYAN | $760,000 | |
| 2020-05-27 | Mortgage $646,000 — from VASQUEZ, RYAN to CITIBANK, N.A. | $646,000 | |
| 2020-05-27 | Mortgage $646,000 — from VASQUEZ, RYAN to CITIBANK, N.A. | $646,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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