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449 West 125 Street

954Records
16City systems
31Open violations
76.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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954 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 373 311 service requests, 213 HPD complaints, 119 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors6
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC
BBL1019660046
BIN1059535

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 76.5. 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

Open HPD violations31 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · APPLIANCE (7) · Animal (7) · PLUMBING (3) · New Tree Request (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$126,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)W 116-125 PORTFOLIO LLC
Head officerJOEL GOLDSTEIN
Managing agentGALIL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,739,000 $1,232,550
2026$2,391,000 $1,075,950
2027$2,197,000 $988,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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 — A B C D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Amsterdam Av — M100 M101 M125 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 125 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 129 John H. Finley. 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

449 West 125 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GALIL MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83-30 118 Street QN108 C
83-30 Kew Gardens Road QN52 B
331 Edgecombe Avenue MN44 B
220 West 116 Street MN35 B
449 West 125 Street MN17 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,550,000 on 2015-07-23 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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
2015-07-23Agreement $16,100,000 — from 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC; 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,100,000
2015-07-23Mortgage $4,550,000 — from 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC; 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,550,000
2015-07-23Deed $8,500,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC $8,500,000
2015-07-23AL&R $16,100,000 — from 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC; 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,100,000
2014-07-21AL&R $11,550,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,550,000
2014-07-21Agreement $11,550,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,550,000
2014-07-21Mortgage $5,154,014 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,154,014
2014-07-21Deed $15,450,000 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC $15,450,000
2013-08-20Agreement $6,600,000 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,600,000
2012-11-27Mortgage $4,078,138 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,078,138
2012-11-27Deed $8,800,000 — from HP PROPERTIES-WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS $8,800,000
2007-10-18Agreement $1,001,390 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,001,390
2007-10-18Agreement $1,040,610 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,040,610
2007-10-18Agreement $2,410,000 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to BPD BANK $2,410,000
2007-10-18Mortgage $290,000 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to BPD BANK $290,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170260210
20184050312
20196090318
202011322238
202110440146
202222320137
202303220631
202403442655
202503540764
202600160319
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 717Ownership & money 70Health & systems 55

Every one of the 954 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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