2,064 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 936 HPD complaints, 624 311 service requests, 206 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 95.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-09-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$506,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | WEST 126TH INVESTORS, LLC |
| Head officer | DANIEL HOCHBERG |
| Managing agent | MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,819,000 | $818,550 |
| 2026 | $1,934,000 | $870,300 |
| 2027 | $1,984,000 | $892,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 125 St — M4 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 131 St · 650 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.
556 West 126 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 23 buildings, 918 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B4 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Avenue | BK | 162 | A |
| Johnson Avenue | BK | 116 | B |
| 325 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 116 | B |
| 125 East 54 Street | MN | 64 | A |
| 66 Ainslie Street | BK | 50 | A |
| 237 8 Avenue | MN | 44 | A |
| 209 8 Avenue | MN | 35 | A |
| 236 West 10 Street | MN | 33 | B |
| 632 East 11 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 47 3 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 246 East 7 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 146-17 Hillside Avenue | QN | 23 | D |
| 205 East 33 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 203 East 33 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 459 15 Street | BK | 20 | C |
| 153 Ludlow Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 83 Bushwick Place | BK | 20 | A |
| 564 West 126 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 560 West 126 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 556 West 126 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 244 East 46 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 81 Franklin Street | MN | 11 | A |
| Boerum Street | BK | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,000,000 on 2020-04-13 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-13 | AL&R $17,000,000 — from WEST 126TH INVESTORS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2020-04-13 | Mortgage $17,000,000 — from WEST 126TH INVESTORS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2018-12-04 | Deed $34,300,000 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to WEST 126TH INVESTORS, LLC | $34,300,000 | |
| 2018-11-28 | Sold for $34,300,000 | $34,300,000 | $1,905,556 |
| 2016-03-23 | RPTT $9,816,734 — from CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.; CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; to THE NEW YORK EMERGING NEIGHBORHOOD FUND, | $9,816,734 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Mortgage $5,420,238 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $5,420,238 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Agreement $14,300,000 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $14,300,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | AL&R $8,279,762 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $8,279,762 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Mortgage $8,279,762 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $8,279,762 | |
| 2016-02-25 | AL&R $14,300,000 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $14,300,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | AL&R $5,420,238 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $5,420,238 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Deed $21,960,000 — from 560 WEST 126TH STREET LLC to THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC | $21,960,000 | |
| 2016-01-27 | Sold for $21,960,000 | $21,960,000 | $1,220,000 |
| 2013-12-05 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 560 WEST 126TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-05 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from 560 WEST 126TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 52 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 78 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 41 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Every one of the 2,064 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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