Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

501 West 125 Street

337Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
Open in the map

337 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 48 DOB permits, 36 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)BAHAR REALTY ASSOCIATES
BBL1019820024
BIN1059700

Full record, year by year   Support this site

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · New Tree Request (4) · Noise (3) · Sewer (2) · LinkNYC (2).

Filed construction activity

$230,032 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,590,000 $715,500
2026$1,484,000 $667,800
2027$1,735,000 $780,750

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Charm Thai CORPThaiCMice evidence
DunkinDonutsA—
Empanadas MonumentalLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (2 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Amsterdam Av — M104 M125 · 50 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 125 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

501 West 125 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $150,000 on 1985-07-18 (lender: Ljn Realty Co., INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-07-18Mortgage $150,000 — from BAHAR REALTY ASSOCIATES to LJN REALTY CO., INC. $150,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
22
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170111618
20183210419
20192011114
20200111113
20210115117
202270119
2023417214
2024206614
20250014822
2026006612
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 149Ownership & money 17Health & systems 48

Every one of the 337 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10027 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map