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522 West 123 Street

1,024Records
15City systems
14Open violations
568.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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1,024 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 277 HPD complaints, 257 HPD housing violations, 247 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC
BBL1019770042
BIN1059683

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GRADE D

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 568.9. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

17
’23–24
4
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · PLUMBING (16) · Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · ELECTRIC (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (10).

Filed construction activity

$163,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC
Head officerDONALD HASTINGS
Managing agentBRIAN GARLAND
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,980,800 $891,360
2026$1,585,000 $713,250
2027$1,902,000 $855,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 123 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMorningside Dr & Amsterdam Ave · 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

522 West 123 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

125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,125,000 on 2011-03-25 (lender: Sovereign Bank), covering 4 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
2025-01-02RPTT&RET $224,835,274 — from TO METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO MEMBER LLC to CV METROPOLITAN II, LLC $224,835,274
2022-10-24Agreement $19,200,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $19,200,000
2018-12-13AL&R $20,800,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,800,000
2018-12-13M&CON $20,800,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,800,000
2015-03-11M&CON $20,400,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,400,000
2015-03-11AL&R $20,400,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,400,000
2015-03-05RPTT&RET $29,562,593 — from PRINCIPAL ENHANCED PROPERTY FUND, L.P.; DERMOT 123RD STREET, LLC to METROPOLITAN PORTFOLIO II, LLC $29,562,593
2011-03-25Agreement $9,225,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $9,225,000
2011-03-25Mortgage $1,125,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,125,000
2006-11-21AL&R $8,100,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC $8,100,000
2006-11-21Mortgage $473,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $473,000
2006-11-21Deed $1,515,513 — from EXTELL 522 WEST 123RD STREET LLC to 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC $1,515,513
2006-11-21Agreement $8,100,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $8,100,000
2006-02-14AL&R $1,030,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EXTELL 522 WEST 123RD STREET LLC $1,030,000
2006-02-14Deed $724,013 — from POMEROY ASSOC., L.P. to EXTELL 522 WEST 123RD STREET LLC $724,013

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700170219
2018021131733
2019712611550
202056200233
202101380241
202201611467
2023028501299
202402106211121
2025006621280
20260017108179
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 801Ownership & money 66Health & systems 105

Every one of the 1,024 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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