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120 Bennett Avenue

552Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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552 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 160 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 128 311 service requests, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units84
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)120 BENNETT AVE OWNERS CORP
BBL1021800192
BIN1064441

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
26
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Unleashed Dog (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$908,860 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (84)
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)120 BENNETT AVE OWNERS CORP
Head officerPETER FIFIELD
Managing agentMAJESTIC PROPERTY MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,233,000 $3,254,850
2026$7,743,000 $3,484,350
2027$8,059,000 $3,626,550

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,900,548 a year ($23.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,012,336 ($12.56 per sq ft), net operating income $888,212. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway181 St — A · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
191 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 187 St — Bx7 M100 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 185 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

120 Bennett Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 MAJESTIC PROPERTY MGMT CORP. — 4 buildings, 266 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
105 3 Avenue MN155 A
120 Bennett Avenue MN84 A
320 East 86 Street MN27 A
1014360001 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $238,713 on 2018-09-12 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-12RPTT&RET $585,000 — from RAY, REBECKA to JONES, KEVIN A; CORAZZA, KATHY $585,000
2026-03-06Sold for $585,000 $585,000 $6,964
2026-02-26RPTT $420,000 — from MGRATH, KEVIN to ZAPATA, JULIE $420,000
2026-02-12Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $5,000
2025-11-06RPTT&RET $400,000 — from KELLOGG, CATHERINE M; KELLOGG, LAWRENCE ALAN to PENDLETON GOERKE, KATHARINE $400,000
2025-10-27Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $4,762
2025-03-27RPTT&RET $620,000 — from ESTATE OF KARLA SPIER; ARNOLD SPIER, AS EXECUTOR to OLIVO, RAYMUNDO $620,000
2025-03-11Sold for $620,000 $620,000 $7,381
2024-11-19RPTT&RET $415,000 — from ALTSCHULER, TED S to YOUNG-JOHANSSON, CAROLYN; DENKHA, MICHAEL $415,000
2024-11-15Sold for $415,000 $415,000 $4,940
2024-09-18RPTT&RET $649,000 — from KELLER, BRIGITT to KELLY, JOHN; CHANTARAT, TONGTAN $649,000
2024-09-17Sold for $649,000 $649,000 $7,726
2024-08-23RPTT&RET $552,000 — from WEISS, MICHAEL; WEISS, HOLLY to HATCHER, JESSAMYN $552,000
2024-08-20Sold for $552,000 $552,000 $6,571
2024-05-28RPTT&RET $550,000 — from SLABOTZKY, AIDA L to HOSTETTER, JAKOB; YAVNE, ALEXIS $550,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
47
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170152210
201850815331
201932610324
202004134122
20210166114
202200149225
20239477330
2024522511447
202531297343
20260074112
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 200Ownership & money 198Health & systems 35

Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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