The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
37 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1976-11-29.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Maintenance or Facility (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
LLC
Head officer
Violet Higginson
Managing agent
LLC
Last registered
2025-09-19
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
$687,000
$309,150
2026
$733,000
$329,850
2027
$773,000
$347,850
The city's market estimate has risen
13% 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
Subway
125 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 125 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 126 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.
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.
2024-04-01HPD 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
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-09-15Certificate of occupancy Initial
2023-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-01-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2021
2021-11-30Deed — from HIGGINSON-DAVIS, JOYCE; HIGGINSON-WYDRO, VIOLET to 151 WEST 126TH STREET, LLC
2021-10-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-04-02HPD 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
2021-04-02HPD 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
2021-01-09311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2020-06-25311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2020-02-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019-11-01311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-06-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-05-29311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-09HPD litigation: CONH
2019-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019-01-22311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018
2018-12-06311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-11-26311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
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
2018-08-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-06-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
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
2017-08-17Permit AL — ISSUED
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
2016-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-15311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016-02-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2015
2015-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-02HPD 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
2015-03-03DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2013 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
2015-02-03HPD 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
2014
2014-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-15DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE 2012 ANNUAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-10-18Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING SRO'S TO CLASS A APARTMENTS.$184,867
2013-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012
2012-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-30311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2010-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-05HPD litigation: CONH
2010-04-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2010-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OPERATION OF HOISTING EQUIPMENT IN UNSAFE MANNER SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD C-HOOKS INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE #1 MISSING SHACKLE & THIMBLE AT $4,800
2004-01-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-11-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WATER DAMAGED SHOWER COMPARTMENT 4 STY COMMUNITY BATHROOM.
1999-11-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER DAMAGED CEILING 4 STY REAR ROOM 8.
1999-11-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE 4 STY REAR EAST ROOM 8.
1999-11-10HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ANGLE HOSE VALVE OR SILL COCK AT EXTREME END OF HIGHEST LINE OF SPRINKLERS.
1999-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK 4 STY NORTHEAST APT 8. LOCATED AT APT 8, 4th STORY, SECTION '' ''
1999-10-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRE AT ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
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:
1988
1988-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from HIGGINSEN, GERALDINE to O'SULLIVAN, EDMUND V.
1987
1987-12-08CTOR — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
1987-10-22Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1987-09-22Deed — from HIGGINSON, RANDOLPHA.; HIGGINSON, DORIS ELAINE to HIGGINSON-WYDRO, VIOLET; HIGGINSON-DAVIS, JOYCE
1987-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC CEILING LIGHTS FIXTURES AT 2 STY APT 3 AT FRONT ROOM AND KITCHEN. , SECT
1987-06-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS OF WINDOW LOWER SASH AT 2 STY APT 3 FRONT ROOM WEST WINDOW. , SECTION '' '
1987-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION LOCK NUT AT WASTE LINE OF SINK AT KITCHEN 2 STY APT 3. , SECTION '' ''
1986
1986-12-07HPD class A: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1986-10-14HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION HOT WATER SUPPLY LINE BASEMENT APT B2 UNDER SINK KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''
1986-10-14HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS BASEMENT APT B2 BOTTOM SASH KITCHEN WINDOW. , SECTION '' ''
1986-10-14HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS IN CEILING NORTH BASEMENT APT B2 SOUTH ROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1986-10-14HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN NORTH BASEMENT APT B2. , SECTION '' ''
1986-10-08HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SINK 3 STY NORTH ROOM 4.
1986-10-08HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL NORTHWEST CORNER 3RD STY NORTH ROOM 4
1986-05-02HPD class C: D26-12.01 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS BASEMENT APT K AKENTEN.
1986-04-02HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1986-03-27HPD class B: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY NORTH EAST APT 4 KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BASEMENT STY AT REAR WATERCLO
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES BASEMENT STY REAR APT B2 THROUGHOUT. LOCATED AT APT B2
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING BASEMENT STY PUBLIC HALL
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK BASEMENT STY REAR APT B2 KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT B2
1986-03-20HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AND WALLS BASEMENT STY APT B2 THROUGHOUT.
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS PENETRATING CEILING BASEMENT STY REARAPT B2 FRONT ROOM. LOCATED A
1986-03-20HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODWN FLOOR BASEMENT STY REAR APT B2 KITCHEN THROUGHOUT. L
1986-02-06HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM DOOR CELLAR LOCKED FRONT AREAWAY.
1986-02-06HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1978
1978-11-14HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE & OR SPALLING BROWNSTONE FRONT 2ND 3 & 4TH STYS.
1978-11-14HPD class A: D26-12.03 ADM CODE PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EXTERIOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SASHES FRONT ALL STYS.
1978-11-14HPD class A: D26-12.03 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT METAL CORNICE ROOF AT FRON
1978-11-14HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG 1 STY PUB HALL VESTIBULE.
1978-11-14HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
1978-11-14HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT CLG FIXTURE 1 STY PUB HALL VESTIBULE.
1977
1977-11-28Deed — from HIGGINSON, GERALDINE to HIGGINSON, RANDOLPHA; HIGGINSON, DORIS E
1976
1976-11-29HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING AT CELLAR REAR.
1976-11-29HPD class B: § 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, CELLAR AT REAR.