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175 West 126 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1019110003 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 31.7. 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

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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sign (1) · Rodent (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,500 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Second 175 West 126th St, LLC
Head officerDavid Shapiro
Managing agentBEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,003,000 $120,180
2026$2,251,000 $135,060
2027$2,240,000 $134,400

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 125 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 126 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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

175 West 126 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

3 311 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 BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 Eldridge Street MN28 B
120 Mac Dougal Street MN26 A
156 Sullivan Street MN22 B
289N Bedford Avenue BK22 B
15 Roebling Street BK20 A
236 South 1 Street BK16 A
224 22 Street BK14 A
175 Jackson Street BK14 A
12 Stagg Street BK13 B
410 West 22 Street MN12 A
131 Devoe Street BK10 A
345 Union Avenue BK10 A
347 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
211 North 5 Street BK10 A
116 Covert Street BK9 B
238 North 5 Street BK8 B
92 Berry Street BK8 A
63 Jackson Street BK8 A
194 North 9 Street BK8 A
53 Withers Street BK8 B
481 Prospect Place BK8 A
250 South 2 Street BK8 A
257 Powers Street BK8 A
13 Melrose Street BK8 A
179 Monroe Street BK8 B
137 Nelson Street BK8 A
150 Richardson Street BK8 A
303 Cooper Street BK7 A
264 Jefferson Street BK7 B
188 Meserole Avenue BK7 A
168 South 3 Street BK7 B
357 Prospect Place BK7 A
279 North 6 Street BK6 A
158 Grand Street BK6 A
1025 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
99 Havemeyer Street BK6 A
110 West 17 Street MN6 A
491 Monroe Street BK6 A
979 Metropolitan Avenue BK6 B
147 George Street BK6 B
45 Withers Street BK6 A
630 Lorimer Street BK6 B
141 North 9 Street BK6 A
632 Lorimer Street BK6 A
261 Union Avenue BK6 A
159 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
1010 Carroll Street BK6 B
247 Himrod Street BK6 C
1318 Halsey Street BK6 B
204 Nassau Avenue BK5 B
287 Grand Street BK5 B
34 Maspeth Avenue BK5 B
265 Wythe Avenue BK5 B
65 Thompson Street MN5 D
530 Driggs Avenue BK4 C
510 Grandview Avenue QN4 C
431 West 146 Street MN4 B
143 Metropolitan Avenue BK4 B
73-23 69 Place QN4 C
175 West 126 Street MN3 C

showing 60 of 66 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $875,000 on 2005-11-22 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-08-18Deed $2,390,000 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to SECOND 175 W 126TH ST. LLC $2,390,000
2017-08-11Sold for $2,390,000 $2,390,000 $796,667
2016-05-26M&CON $953,345 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. $953,345
2005-11-22Mortgage $875,000 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $875,000
2005-10-21RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to TROCHE, JOSEPH $1,250,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $26,394 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $26,394
2003-09-30Mortgage $562,500 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR NEW YORK MORTGAGE BA $562,500
2001-01-18Mortgage $273,000 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS $273,000
1999-04-07Mortgage $212,000 — from GRAND EQUITIES, INC. to ARONSON, NAJA $212,000
1990-03-13Mortgage $236,500 — from LJM REATY ASSOCIATES to CARVER FEDERAL SVGSBK $236,500
1988-03-21Mortgage $236,500 — from LJM REALTY ASSOC to CARVER FED $236,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702417
201801012
201901023
202023005
202101001
202204037
20230120820
202401034
202502057
202602024
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-08-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-07-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-07-02Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2025-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-26311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2025-04-29311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2025-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-05Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-08-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-05-15311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023-05-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023-04-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-03-30HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
2023-03-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2023-03-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-03-29311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2023-03-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-03-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-03-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-02-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-08-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-08-16311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-08-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-31311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-20Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-03-19Job filed: REPLACE METAL CHIMNEY WITH DOUBLE WALL METAL CHIMNEY AND REPLACE BREECHING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$18,500
2019
2019-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-09-06Mortgage satisfied — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A.; LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA; CALIBER
2017-08-21Mortgage satisfied — from LJM REALTY ASSOCIATES to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2017-08-18Deed $2,390,000 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to SECOND 175 W 126TH ST. LLC$2,390,000
2017-08-11Sold for $2,390,000$2,390,000
2017-07-23311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2017-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-05-26M&CON $953,345 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.$953,345
2015
2015-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-25311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-09-10Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A.,
2014-09-10Mortgage assigned — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2014-09-05Mortgage assigned — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2014-09-05Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LS
2013
2013-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-09-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-09-03311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2013-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-06-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-06-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-06-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE I
2012
2012-11-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2012-09-13DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-02-28311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2006
2006-02-28Mortgage satisfied — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MTGE FUND
2005
2005-11-22Deed — from LEVI, SHLOMO to TROCHE, JOSEPH
2005-11-22Mortgage $875,000 — from TROCHE, JOSEPH to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$875,000
2005-10-21RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to TROCHE, JOSEPH$1,250,000
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-02-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-28HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-01-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004
2004-07-04PAT — from LEVI, SHLOMO to OFECK, ESQ, RON Z
2004-07-04Mortgage $26,394 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC$26,394
2004-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; NEW YORK MORTGAGE BANKERS
2004-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS(MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SY; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING,INC.
2003
2003-09-30Mortgage assigned — from MERS AS NOMINEE FOR NEW YORK MORTGAGE BA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING
2003-09-30Mortgage $562,500 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR NEW YORK MORTGAGE BA$562,500
2001
2001-03-30Mortgage satisfied — from GRAND EQUITIES, INC. to ARONSON, NAJA
2001-01-18Mortgage $273,000 — from LEVI, SHLOMO to MERS$273,000
2001-01-18Deed — from GRAND EQUITIES INC C/O EDWIN FREDERICK to LEVI, SHLOMO
2000
2000-05-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1999
1999-04-07Mortgage $212,000 — from GRAND EQUITIES, INC. to ARONSON, NAJA$212,000
1999-04-07Deed — from LJM REALTY ASSOCIATES; JOHNSON, JEH V.; LEGENDRE, HENRI A.; MCNEIL, WILLIAM G. to GRAND EQUITIES, INC.
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-03-13SMIS — from LJM REALTY ASSOC to CARVEN FED
1990-03-13Mortgage $236,500 — from LJM REATY ASSOCIATES to CARVER FEDERAL SVGSBK$236,500
1988
1988-03-21Mortgage $236,500 — from LJM REALTY ASSOC to CARVER FED$236,500
1988-03-21Deed — from 149 WEST 132ND ST CORP to JOHNSON, JEH V.; LJM REALTY ASSOC DBA; LEGENDRE, HENRI A.; MCNEIL, WILLIAM

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