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140 West 120 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1019040050 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-04-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE FAMILY PRESERVATION CTR
Head officerSAM STITH
Managing agentFAMILY PRESERVATION
Last registered1999-06-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,106,000 $186,360
2026$2,864,000 $171,840
2027$3,091,000 $185,460

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 119 St — M2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 121 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

140 West 120 Street

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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 FAMILY PRESERVATION — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
23 East 129 Street MN3 D
140 West 120 Street MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,620,000 on 2014-11-17 (lender: Goldman Sachs Bank USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-11-17Deed $2,700,000 — from SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L to SANCHEZ, JOHN P; CALLAS, CHRISTINA A $2,700,000
2014-11-17Mortgage $1,620,000 — from SANCHEZ, JOHN P; CALLAS, CHRISTINA A to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $1,620,000
2005-03-21Mortgage $320,000 — from SCARLETT, ELENA L; SCARLETT, MONICA L to UNITED STATE DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DE $320,000
2005-03-21Mortgage $648,990 — from SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $648,990
2005-03-21Deed $712,765 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L $712,765
2002-11-14Mortgage $4,214,771 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to COMMUNITY PREWSERVATION CORPORATION $4,214,771
2002-11-14Mortgage $527,928 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $527,928
2002-11-14Mortgage $3,090,000 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES,LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT/HOUSING & URBAN $3,090,000
1999-07-08Mortgage $392,400 — from FAMILY PRESERVATIONCENTER, INC. to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC. $392,400
1985-01-09Mortgage $15,000 — from BRANCH, JOSEPH to DURANT, EDGAR $15,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180011
20191023
20200000
20210101
20220011
20231023
202471210
20250022
20260011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from CALLAS, CHRISTINA A; SANCHEZ, JOHN P to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA; LOANCARE, LLC
2024-11-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-11-18311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-11-18311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-11-18Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-11-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-11-18Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2024-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-01311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-02-01LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2019
2019-10-03311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2019-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-22Job filed: HEREWITH FILING APPLICATION FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AS INDICATED ON PLANS NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$220,000
2014
2014-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from SCARLETT, ELENA L; SCARLETT, MONICA L to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
2014-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-11-17Mortgage satisfied — from SCARLETT, ELENA L; SCARLETT, MONICA L to U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV
2014-11-17PAT — from CALLAS, CHRISTINA A to KATZ, BRUCE ESQ
2014-11-17PAT — from SANCHEZ, JUAN P; SANCHEZ, JOHN P to KATZ, BRUCE ESQ
2014-11-17Deed $2,700,000 — from SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L to SANCHEZ, JOHN P; CALLAS, CHRISTINA A$2,700,000
2014-11-17Mortgage $1,620,000 — from SANCHEZ, JOHN P; CALLAS, CHRISTINA A to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA$1,620,000
2013
2013-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-12311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2010-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-01-17DOB violation E:
2005
2005-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2005-04-16HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2005-03-24Mortgage satisfied — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2005-03-21Mortgage $320,000 — from SCARLETT, ELENA L; SCARLETT, MONICA L to UNITED STATE DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN DE$320,000
2005-03-21Mortgage $648,990 — from SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$648,990
2005-03-21Deed $712,765 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to SCARLETT, MONICA L; SCARLETT, ELENA L$712,765
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2004-03-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-02-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-02-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2002
2002-11-14Mortgage $4,214,771 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to COMMUNITY PREWSERVATION CORPORATION$4,214,771
2002-11-14Mortgage $527,928 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$527,928
2002-11-14Mortgage $3,090,000 — from CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES,LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT/HOUSING & URBAN$3,090,000
2002-11-14Deed — from SECRETARY/HOUSING &URBAN DEVELOPMENT to CLASSIC TOWNHOUSES,LLC
2002-11-14Agreement — from UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT/HOUSING & URBAN to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2002-10-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-05-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-05-10Job filed: Rehabilitation & conversion of Class 'B' Rooms (SRO) to two (2) Class 'A': Less than 74pct joist replacement; new partitions, ceilings, flooring r$130,000
2002-05-10Job filed: Rehabilitation & conversion of Class 'B' Rooms (SRO) to two (2) Class 'A': Less than 74pct joist replacement; new partitions, ceilings, flooring r$130,000
2002-05-10Job filed: Rehabilitation & conversion of Class "B" Rooms (SRO) to two (2) Class "A": Less than 74% joist replacement; new partitions, ceilings, flooring roo$130,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-04-16Deed — from JAY STUART DANKBERG,ESQ. to SECRETARY/HOUSING &URBAN DEV/WASHINGTON
2001-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-07-12Job filed: Conversion of Multiple dwelling to Two (2) units owners triplex above with gard en rental. Application filed as per PPN 2/95. Professional Certificat$15,000
2000-07-12Job filed: Conversion of Multiple dwelling to Two (2) units owners triplex above with gard en rental. Application filed as per PPN 2/95. Professional Certificat$15,000
2000-04-18Mortgage assigned — from MTGE. LENDING OF AMERICA, INC. to M & T MTGE. CORP.
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-07-08Deed — from UPTOWN GAMBIT, INC. to NMAD REALTY CORP.
1999-07-08Deed — from NMAD REALTY to FAMILY PRESERVATIONCENTER, INC.
1999-07-08Mortgage $392,400 — from FAMILY PRESERVATIONCENTER, INC. to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC.$392,400
1999-06-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-02-25Deed — from BRANCH, JOSEPH to UPTOWN GAMBIT INC.
1985-02-25Mortgage satisfied — from BRANCH, JOSEPH to DURANT, EDGAR
1985-01-09Mortgage $15,000 — from BRANCH, JOSEPH to DURANT, EDGAR$15,000
1985-01-09Deed — from EDGAR REALTY CORP. to BRANCH, JOSEPH

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