489 recorded events, 2014–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 173 311 service requests, 162 HPD complaints, 54 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.6. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-27. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
154 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
173 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · GENERAL (44) · Noise (8) · PLUMBING (8) · APPLIANCE (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2021) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (169) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS LP |
| Head officer | EDWARD POTEAT |
| Managing agent | GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,600,000 | $6,120,000 |
| 2026 | $25,525,000 | $11,486,250 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
212 West 124 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 |
173 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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 GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 6,171 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B27 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 61 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $854,924 on 2023-01-11 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $854,924 — from MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P.; HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $854,924 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $26,854,125 — from HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $26,854,125 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $14,389,396 — from HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $14,389,396 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $9,103,458 — from MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P.; HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $9,103,458 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Deed $6,500,000 — from CARTHAGE LOT 57 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN | $6,500,000 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $1,371,542 — from HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,371,542 | |
| 2023-01-11 | Mortgage $30,510,604 — from MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS L.P.; HP MARCUS GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $30,510,604 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $523,719 — from MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS LP; CARTHAGE LOT 57 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC | $523,719 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $23,941 — from CARTHAGE LOT 57 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENTS LP to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC | $23,941 | |
| 2022-01-18 | Mortgage $5,952,339 — from MARCUS GARVEY APARTMENT LP; CARTHAGE LOT 57 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC | $5,952,339 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 3 | 2 | 236 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 3 | 2 | 168 |
Every one of the 489 recorded events, 2014–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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