1,525 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 530 311 service requests, 459 HPD complaints, 204 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 185.5. 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 | 30 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1993-07-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$15,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · WATER LEAK (8) · Noise (6) · Dirty Condition (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
$2,803,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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 | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,729,000 | $1,678,050 |
| 2026 | $3,964,000 | $1,783,800 |
| 2027 | $3,420,000 | $1,539,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 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.
| Subway | 125 St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 125 St — M4 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 131 St · 600 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.
564 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 |
74 311 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 $14,300,000 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $14,300,000 | |
| 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 $8,279,762 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $8,279,762 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Mortgage $5,420,238 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $5,420,238 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Deed $12,440,000 — from 3210 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC; BCB 3210 BROADWAY LLC to THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC | $12,440,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | AL&R $5,420,238 — from THOR 560 WEST 126TH ST LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $5,420,238 | |
| 2016-01-27 | Sold for $12,440,000 | $12,440,000 | $622,000 |
| 2014-04-22 | Mortgage $1,076,041 — from 3210 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC; BCB 3210 BROADWAY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,076,041 | |
| 2014-04-22 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 3210 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC; BCB 3210 BROADWAY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-22 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 3210 BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC; BCB 3210 BROADWAY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $4,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 31 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 69 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 113 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
Every one of the 1,525 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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