1,195 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 432 HPD housing violations, 247 311 service requests, 205 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 701.2. 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 | 176 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 108 class B, 52 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-04. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · Rodent (9).
$200,436 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES |
| Head officer | STANLEY CELIUS |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $531,000 | $238,950 |
| 2026 | $565,000 | $254,250 |
| 2027 | $558,000 | $251,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.
| Subway | 125 St — A B C D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Amsterdam Av — M100 M101 M125 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 125 St · 550 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.
433 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 |
110 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $179,659 on 2011-08-29 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-20 | Agreement $179,659 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LIMITED PARTNE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $179,659 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Agreement $9,285,763 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LIMITED PARTNE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $9,285,763 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Mortgage $122,925 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LIMITED PARTNE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $122,925 | |
| 2022-07-20 | Mortgage $6,353,417 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LIMITED PARTNE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD | $6,353,417 | |
| 2020-12-03 | RPTT&RET $9,531,056 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2001, LLC to JOE UPTOWN ECDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $9,531,056 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Mortgage $179,659 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $179,659 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Mortgage $179,659 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $179,659 | |
| 2002-08-12 | Mortgage $9,285,763 — from ZORA NEALE HURSTON HOUSES LIMITED PARTNE to NYC HPD | $9,285,763 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 80 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 1 | 5 | 113 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 73 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 9 | 93 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 10 | 134 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 11 | 95 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 0 | 12 | 172 |
Every one of the 1,195 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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