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137 West 128 Street

166Records
14City systems
0Open violations
3.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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166 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units11
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P.
BBL1019130011
BIN1057932

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.6. 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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (1) · Non (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,781,321 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)ST NICHOLAS W 126TH ST L.P
Head officerSHAUN D COVINGTON
Managing agentCOVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC.
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$577,000 $259,650
2026$627,000 $282,150
2027$683,000 $307,350

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 127 St — M2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 130 St · 650 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.

Report a problem to 311

137 West 128 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC. — 37 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B8 · C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 Mt Morris Park West MN32 B
38 West 129 Street MN30 B
47 West 129 Street MN25 A
35 West 129 Street MN25 B
34 West 129 Street MN25 A
127 West 133 Street MN24 C
213 West 111 Street MN24 A
46 Rivington Street MN24 A
401 West 130 Street MN23 B
104 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
266 West 123 Street MN20 B
375 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
200 West 112 Street MN18 A
207 West 147 Street MN15 A
1965 Madison Avenue MN15 C
108 West 114 Street MN15 A
2046 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
252 West 123 Street MN12 A
137 West 128 Street MN11 A
211 West 115 Street MN10 A
311 West 128 Street MN10 A
145 West 111 Street MN10 A
655 Riverside Drive MN10 A
1842 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
310 West 128 Street MN9 A
2364 8 Avenue MN8 A
111 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2052 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 A
172 West 130 Street MN8 C
66 West 116 Street MN8 B
64 West 116 Street MN8 B
2276 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN6 A
1963 Madison Avenue MN5 B
314 West 112 Street MN5 A
152 West 130 Street MN4 D
111 West 126 Street MN4 D
150 West 130 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,951,327 on 2008-04-17 (lender: The City Of New York- Department Of Housing), covering 7 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
2008-04-17Mortgage $5,951,327 — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $5,951,327
2008-04-17Deed $10,459,170 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC; ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. $10,459,170
2005-08-11Mortgage $428,223 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I $428,223
2005-08-11Mortgage $6,419,167 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I $6,419,167
2005-08-11Mortgage $354,923 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I $354,923
2005-08-11AL&R $11,412,317 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I to WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP $11,412,317
2005-08-11Mortgage $4,210,004 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I $4,210,004

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
2018012025
2019001034
2020004015
2021005016
2022001023
20230070916
2024004149
2025015039
2026103037
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 30Health & systems 37

Every one of the 166 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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