521 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations, 104 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 314.4. 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 | 16 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · Illegal Parking (8) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 373 WEST 126TH OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $896,000 | $403,200 |
| 2026 | $717,000 | $322,650 |
| 2027 | $860,000 | $387,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 125 St — A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morningside Av / W 125 St — M104 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 126 St · 400 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.
373 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 |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $598,459 on 2019-01-04 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $1,307,000 — from 373 WEST 126TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,307,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Mortgage $598,460 — from 373 WEST 126TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $598,460 | |
| 2018-12-19 | Deed $1,900,000 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to 373 WEST 126TH OWNER, LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2018-12-10 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $190,000 |
| 2016-01-19 | Agreement $720,000 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2016-01-19 | Mortgage $98,513 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $98,513 | |
| 2016-01-19 | AL&R $720,000 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Deed $1,747,918 — from MORNINGSIDE 126-127 LLC to 373 WEST 126 LLC | $1,747,918 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Mortgage $627,000 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $627,000 | |
| 2013-11-19 | AL&R $627,000 — from 373 WEST 126 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $627,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Agreement $8,946,428 — from MORNING SIDE 126-127 LLC; 1728 AMSTERDAM 510 W. 146 LLC; 35 MORNINGSIDE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,946,428 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $1,070,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $8,590,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2018 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Every one of the 521 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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