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504 West 126 Street

2,109Records
17City systems
130Open violations
960Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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2,109 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 753 311 service requests, 749 HPD complaints, 399 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ET C.
BBL1019820031
BIN1059703

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 960. 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 violations130 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 71 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-05.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

200 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 66). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
42
’24–25
66
’25–26

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

251 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (97) · Noise (61) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · APPLIANCE (12) · GENERAL (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (8).

Filed construction activity

$170,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Head officerDonald Clayton
Managing agentSmartkey Property Management LLC
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$891,200 $401,040
2026$951,000 $427,950
2027$1,003,000 $451,350

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 · 750 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: Amsterdam Av / W 125 St — M11 M100 M101 M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 125 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

504 West 126 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

251 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 97 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 SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
355 West 41 Street MN16 B
504 West 126 Street MN9 F
3816 Barnes Avenue BX7 C
1822 Edison Avenue BX5 F
1353 Taylor Avenue BX5 F
4245 Digney Avenue BX5 D
836 East 214 Street BX4 C
364 East 173 Street BX3 C
2084 Ryer Avenue BX3 C
362 East 173 Street BX3 D
3021 Eastchester Road BX3 D
959 East 212 Street BX3 D
1607 Taylor Avenue BX3 F
952 East 227 Street BX3 D
366 East 173 Street BX3 B
3237 Chestnut Drive North BX3 F
1051 Vincent Avenue BX2 F
559 Claremont Parkway BX2 F
1057 Vincent Avenue BX2 D
29-12 Deerfield Road QN2 D
1059 Vincent Avenue BX2 B
3315 Baychester Avenue BX2 B
119-43 166 Street QN2 A
22-62 Mott Avenue QN2 A
769 East 218 Street BX1 F
150-71 116 Drive QN1 A
3001 Grace Avenue BX1 C
120-28 218 Street QN1 A
750 Georgia Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,758,220 on 1994-07-14 (lender: City Of New York), 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
2012-03-12Mortgage $11,343 — from DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $11,343
2012-03-12Agreement $35,000 — from DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $35,000
2011-07-06Agreement $1,347,782 — from DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,347,782
2011-07-06Mortgage $23,675 — from DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $23,675
1994-07-14Mortgage $1,758,220 — from DENDUR/GENESIS II HOUSING ETC. to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,758,220
1993-08-25Mortgage $1,817,409 — from HARLEM URBAN DEVEL CORP to NYS HOUSING FNNC AGCY $1,817,409

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170035136
20180123529
20190019524
2020801174129
2021512611268
202210161274
2023283278345
2024032434250
2025053159329
20260012111132
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 1,923Ownership & money 31Health & systems 72

Every one of the 2,109 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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