386 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 HPD housing violations, 102 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1554.7. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 114 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 90 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · ELECTRIC (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Building/Use (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$74,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $958,000 | $57,480 |
| 2026 | $1,006,000 | $60,360 |
| 2027 | $1,065,000 | $63,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Kingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sedgwick Av / W 197 St — Bx3 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Strong St & University Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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.
123 West 197 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 |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $799,650 on 2026-06-17 (lender: We Lend, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Mortgage $799,650 — from 123 WEST LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to WE LEND, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $799,650 | |
| 2026-06-17 | Deed $808,500 — from LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2018-RPL2; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to MANGOKY ECOMMERCE LLC | $808,500 | |
| 2026-04-17 | Deed $808,088 — from YESENIA BARRANTES ISIBOR, REFEREE to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NO | $808,088 | |
| 2026-03-05 | Sold for $808,088 | $808,088 | $404,044 |
| 2017-07-14 | Agreement $518,756 — from OLIVO, CARLOS to CALIBER HOME LOANS INC | $518,756 | |
| 2007-03-14 | Mortgage $520,000 — from OLIVO, CARLOS to MERS INC | $520,000 | |
| 2007-03-14 | Deed $650,000 — from CASTILLO, SANDRA; RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO to OLIVO, CARLOS | $650,000 | |
| 2007-03-14 | Mortgage $130,000 — from OLIVO, CARLOS to REMI CAPITAL INC | $130,000 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Deed $547,000 — from POLLAK, DOUGLAS C to RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO; CASTILLO, SANDRA | $547,000 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Mortgage $437,600 — from RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO; CASTILLO, SANDRA to MERS | $437,600 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Mortgage $82,050 — from CASTILLO, SANDRA; RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO to MERS | $82,050 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Mortgage $7,965 — from POLLAK, DOUGLAS C to CITIMORTGAGE, INC | $7,965 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Agreement $186,700 — from POLLAK, DOUGLAS C to CITIMORTGAGE, INC | $186,700 | |
| 2003-02-13 | Deed $80,000 — from MONFERATO, LUCA; AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF FEDELA to POLLAK, DOUGLAS C | $80,000 | |
| 2003-02-13 | Mortgage $180,000 — from POLLAK, DOUGLAS C to CITIMORTGAGE INC | $180,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 142 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 386 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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