The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-27.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Water Maintenance (1) · Panhandling (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,366,688 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
ST NICHOLAS W 126TH ST LP
Head officer
SHAUN D COVINGTON
Managing agent
COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC.
Last registered
2025-09-11
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,585,000
$713,250
2026
$1,268,000
$570,600
2027
$1,322,000
$594,900
The city's market estimate has fallen
17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
116 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M7 M116 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $5,951,327 on
2008-04-17 (lender: The City Of New York- Department Of Housing), covering 7 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
2008-04-17
Deed $10,459,170 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC; ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P.
$10,459,170
2008-04-17
Mortgage $5,951,327 — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS
$5,951,327
2005-08-11
AL&R $11,412,317 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I to WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
$11,412,317
2005-08-11
Mortgage $428,223 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I
$428,223
2005-08-11
Mortgage $354,923 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I
$354,923
2005-08-11
Mortgage $6,419,167 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I
$6,419,167
2005-08-11
Mortgage $4,210,004 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I
$4,210,004
1989-10-24
Mortgage $197,000 — from CONNECTION GLOBAL PROPER to FRANCIS, ROY V.
$197,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
15
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
3
0
3
8
2018
0
0
1
0
3
4
2019
0
0
2
0
3
5
2020
0
0
6
0
2
8
2021
0
0
8
0
2
10
2022
0
0
6
0
3
9
2023
0
0
4
0
3
7
2024
0
0
1
1
3
5
2025
0
0
11
0
4
15
2026
1
1
7
0
3
12
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Job filed: MODERATE REHAB TO EXISTING MUTIPLE DWELLING TO INCLUDE RENOVATIONS TO KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, PUBLIC HALL UPGRADE, INSTALL NEW WINDOWS, NEW ROOFING AN
2026-08-29
311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-07-02
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-16
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-01
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-06
311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-04-29
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-24
Boiler inspection
2026-01-16
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-03
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-03
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-02
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-12311: Panhandling — N/A
2026-09-28Job filed: MODERATE REHAB TO EXISTING MUTIPLE DWELLING TO INCLUDE RENOVATIONS TO KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, PUBLIC HALL UPGRADE, INSTALL NEW WINDOWS, NEW ROOFING AN$1,366,688
2026-08-29311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-06311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-24Boiler inspection
2026-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-07-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-03-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-03-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-03-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th
2025-03-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5t
2025-03-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASEBOARD RADIATOR COVER IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th
2025-03-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-03-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5t
2025-02-27Boiler inspection
2025-02-06HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, AP
2025-02-06HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2025-02-06HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2025-01-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-22Boiler inspection
2024-03-18Agreement — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2024-01-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-23311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2023-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-01-30Boiler inspection
2023-01-26Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-10-20311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-02311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-03-23Boiler inspection
2022-03-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT ROOF BULK HEAD.
2022-03-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT ROOF BULK HEAD.
2022-03-03HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
2022-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2021-04-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2021-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-10Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-15HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2020-10-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-01-19311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2015
2015-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY
2015-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-07-19311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Vehicular (AA4)
2013-07-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-07-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012
2012-06-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LO
2010-09-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-05-04Agreement — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
2008
2008-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 1 to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.; ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2008-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2008-04-17TL&R — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC
2008-04-17Agreement — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
2008-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2008-04-17REL — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING
2008-04-17Deed $10,459,170 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC; ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P.$10,459,170
2008-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126TH STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2008-04-17Mortgage $5,951,327 — from ST. NICHOLAS W. 126TH ST. L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS$5,951,327
2008-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 1 to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.; ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-06-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-03-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-02-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-12-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-12-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-09-27Job filed: FILING HEREWITH INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLESYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$21,750
2005-09-15Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HOUS to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I
2005-08-11SMIS — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION &DEVE to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-08-11Agreement — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
2005-08-11AL&R $11,412,317 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I to WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP$11,412,317
2005-08-11Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-08-11Mortgage $428,223 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I$428,223
2005-08-11Mortgage $354,923 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I$354,923
2005-08-11Mortgage $6,419,167 — from WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I$6,419,167
2005-08-11Mortgage $4,210,004 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 126 STREET CLUSTER LLC to ENTERPRISE HOUSING FINANCIAL SERVICES, I$4,210,004
2005-08-11Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
2005-08-11Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-07-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 20' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/99
2005-07-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-02-07Job filed: SRO CONVERTED INTO CLASS 'A' APARTMENT.$337,590
2005-02-07Job filed: SRO CONVERTED INTO CLASS 'A' APARTMENT.$337,590
2002
2002-07-25DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-11-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-10-05Job filed: Rebuild entire chimney from boiler room to above roof top. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$18,000
2000-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-28Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND BURNER.$11,400
2000-02-28Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND BURNER.$11,400
1998
1998-10-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-05Deed — from COMMISSIONER/FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK