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521 West 122 Street

1,816Records
17City systems
2Open violations
136.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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1,816 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 794 HPD complaints, 742 311 service requests, 120 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1907
Floors6
Res. units32
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 122 STREET LLC
BBL1019770018
BIN1059670

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 136.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

227 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 60 · winter 2024–25: 66 · winter 2025–26: 99). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

60
’23–24
66
’24–25
99
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

163 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (107) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · WATER LEAK (7) · Elevator (6) · Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$117,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)WEST 122 STREET LLC
Head officerMORRIS SCHREIBER
Managing agentRCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,217,000 $1,897,650
2026$4,928,000 $2,217,600
2027$5,033,000 $2,264,850

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 123 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 122 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

521 West 122 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

163 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 107 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 RCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC — 40 buildings, 3,048 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B13 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-11 Corporal Kennedy St QN219 B
425 Riverside Drive MN178 B
98 Riverside Drive MN133 B
280 Riverside Drive MN129 A
900 West End Avenue MN128 A
205 West 88 Street MN116 B
275 Central Park West MN109 A
10-06 Neilson Street QN108 C
618 Amsterdam Avenue MN108 A
652 West 189 Street MN96 B
41-15 50 Avenue QN95 B
300 Wadsworth Avenue MN95 B
27 West 96 Street MN92 A
90-01 Braddock Avenue QN88 B
825 West 187 Street MN87 A
42-06 212 Street QN84 A
84-50 Austin Street QN75 A
80 Ft Washington Avenue MN75 B
89-39 221 Place QN66 A
45-41 39 Place QN66 A
86 Ft Washington Avenue MN65 B
120 West 79 Street MN64 A
155 Riverside Drive MN64 A
305 Riverside Drive MN63 A
210-02 43 Avenue QN63 A
290 Riverside Drive MN58 A
225 Central Park North MN58 D
55 West 92 Street MN55 A
211-01 42 Avenue QN54 A
550 Riverside Drive MN50 B
412 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
168 West 86 Street MN46 A
760 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 B
209-30 43 Avenue QN42 A
101 West 85 Street MN41 A
521 West 122 Street MN32 B
515 West 122 Street MN32 A
100 West 86 Street MN12 A
102 West 86 Street MN6 A
35 Union Square MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,053,162 on 2013-10-02 (lender: People's United 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
2021-12-22Agreement $8,414,000 — from WEST 122 STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $8,414,000
2013-10-02Mortgage $5,053,163 — from WEST 122 STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $5,053,163
2013-10-02Agreement $10,000,000 — from WEST 122 STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $10,000,000
2005-09-16Mortgage $5,400,000 — from WEST 122 STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $5,400,000
2005-09-16Deed $9,200,000 — from THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERI to WEST 122 STREET LLC $9,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702870190
20182115304160
20191110201105
202010650268
20214416625181
20220214603151
20230218002184
202404740280
20250318002185
202693690384
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 1,674Ownership & money 13Health & systems 45

Every one of the 1,816 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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