1,265 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 412 HPD housing violations, 318 311 service requests, 306 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 247.3. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 28 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1998-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
87 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 49). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (41) · GENERAL (20) · Noise (10) · APPLIANCE (4) · Missed Collection (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
$353,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1904) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | 156 E 105 EQUITIES CORP |
| Managing agent | 156 E. 105 EQUITIES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,764,000 | $793,800 |
| 2026 | $1,875,000 | $843,750 |
| 2027 | $2,140,000 | $963,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nuevo Tina | Latin American | A | — |
| El Puerto | Seafood | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
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.
| Subway | 125 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Amsterdam Av — M104 M125 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 125 St · 250 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.
511 West 125 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 41 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $66,144 on 1985-12-27 (lender: 123 W. 115 Equitiesinc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-12-27 | Mortgage $66,144 — from 156 E. 105 EQUITIESCORP to 123 W. 115 EQUITIESINC | $66,144 | |
| 1984-08-31 | Mortgage $22,000 — from MUHAMMAD, MARSHALL J. to WARD, ALBERT | $22,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 71 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 56 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 93 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 78 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 80 | 8 | 99 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 4 | 105 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 90 |
Every one of the 1,265 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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