217 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 107 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections, 17 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-18. |
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.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
$382,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE LOCKE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | BETH MARKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | MERLOT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $335,541 | $150,994 |
| 2026 | $533,332 | $240,000 |
| 2027 | $562,423 | $253,091 |
The city's market estimate has risen 68% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — A B C D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 123 St — M10 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 550 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.
251 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 |
1 311 service request 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 MERLOT MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Cooper Square | MN | 36 | A |
| 431 West 121 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 204 West 78 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 522 West 50 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 72 East 3 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 520 West 50 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 234 West 16 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 19 West 105 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 2373 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | A |
| 14 East 96 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 214 East 9 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 529 West 147 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 40 East 62 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 350 West 48 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 348 West 48 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 471 Washington Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 762 10 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 36 West 13 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 91 East End Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 251 West 123 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 164 Eldridge Street | MN | 3 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-23 | Mortgage $200,000 — from DEUTSCH, STEVEN; AARONSON, DEBRA to CITIZENS BANK NA | $200,000 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Mortgage $15,551 — from LEFF, ROXANNE; LEFF, BENJAMIN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $15,551 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from LEFF, ROXANNE; LEFF, BENJAMIN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,200,000 | |
| 2019-06-05 | Deed $1,335,000 — from JOY, CHRISTINA; KHAW, ADRIAN J to DEUTSCH, STEVEN; AARONSON, DEBORAH | $1,335,000 | |
| 2019-06-05 | Mortgage $1,068,000 — from AARONSON, DEBORAH; DEUTSCH, STEVEN to MERS, INC.; TIAA, FSB | $1,068,000 | |
| 2019-05-17 | Sold for $1,335,000 | $1,335,000 | $267,000 |
| 2017-04-26 | Mortgage $1,324,000 — from LEFF, ROXANNE; LEFF, BENJAMIN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $1,324,000 | |
| 2017-04-26 | Deed $1,655,000 — from SWEENEY, ANDREA; KAZEMI, MARK to LEFF, ROXANNE; LEFF, BENJAMIN | $1,655,000 | |
| 2017-04-21 | Sold for $1,655,000 | $1,655,000 | $331,000 |
| 2017-04-11 | Agreement $540,000 — from SWEENEY, ANDREA; KAZEMI, MARK to NJ LENDERS CORP; MERS | $540,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Mortgage $7,643 — from SWEENEY, ANDREA; KAZEMI, MARK to NJ LENDERS CORP; MERS | $7,643 | |
| 2015-06-25 | Deed $1,325,000 — from NEWMAN, DAVID; SHREVES, ASHLEY to KHAW, ADRIAN J; JOY, CHRISTINA | $1,325,000 | |
| 2015-06-25 | Mortgage $1,060,000 — from JOY, CHRISTINA; KHAW, ADRIAN J to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A> | $1,060,000 | |
| 2014-01-09 | Deed $935,000 — from DIMARIA, ANA LARIOS; DIMARIA, ANTHONY NICHOLAS to LIEBSCHUTZ, AMY | $935,000 | |
| 2013-08-28 | Deed $700,000 — from FARRELL, ROXANA VIDA to KAZEMI, MARK; SWEENEY, ANDREA | $700,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 217 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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