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524 West 123 Street

1,344Records
17City systems
24Open violations
659.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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1,344 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 422 311 service requests, 369 HPD complaints, 289 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC
BBL1019770044
BIN1059684

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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 659.3. 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 violations24 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
42
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$733,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · Noise (13) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Rodent (7).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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$1,963,200 $883,440
2026$1,571,000 $706,950
2027$1,885,000 $848,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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 — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 123 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMorningside Dr & Amsterdam Ave · 650 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

524 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

96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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
2018-12-13M&CON $20,800,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,800,000
2018-12-13AL&R $20,800,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,800,000
2015-03-11AL&R $20,400,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $20,400,000
2015-03-11M&CON $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
2011-03-25Mortgage $1,125,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,125,000
2011-03-25Agreement $9,225,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $9,225,000
2006-11-21Agreement $8,100,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $8,100,000
2006-11-21AL&R $8,100,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC $8,100,000
2006-11-21Deed $2,788,579 — from EXTELL 524 WEST 123RD STREET LLC to 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC $2,788,579
2006-11-21Mortgage $473,000 — from 123RD STREET INVESTOR, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $473,000
2006-03-27AL&R $1,570,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EXTELL 524 WEST 123RD STREET LLC $1,570,000
2006-03-27Mortgage $1,570,000 — from EXTELL 524 WEST 123RD STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,570,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740360444
201801183931
2019027411188
202000140418
202100380442
202201201325
2023011710890
202401010826126
202507752892
2026015470163
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 1,105Ownership & money 68Health & systems 87

Every one of the 1,344 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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