The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$52,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1910)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
Head officer
SHMUEL BENTOV
Managing agent
SENSA REALTY LLC
Last registered
2019-08-13
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
$1,850,000
$111,000
2026
$2,259,000
$135,540
2027
$2,896,000
$173,760
The city's market estimate has risen
57% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 121 St — M10 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 123 St · 800 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.
2 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,350,000 on
2016-07-13 (lender: Country Bank), covering 2 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
2020-06-10
Agreement $2,950,000 — from BH248 WEST 121 LLC; BH246 WEST 121 LLC to SENSA VENTURES LLC
$2,950,000
2016-07-13
Agreement $3,000,000 — from BH 246 WEST 121 LLC; BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$3,000,000
2016-07-13
Mortgage $1,350,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC; BH 246 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$1,350,000
2016-07-13
AL&R $3,000,000 — from BH 246 WEST 121 LLC; BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$3,000,000
2014-08-27
AL&R $850,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$850,000
2014-08-27
Mortgage $850,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$850,000
2014-07-01
Deed $1,100,000 — from SMITH, LUTHER GEORGE to BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
$1,100,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
11
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
1
1
0
1
5
2018
3
2
3
0
3
11
2019
1
1
2
0
3
7
2020
0
0
4
3
0
7
2021
0
0
4
0
0
4
2022
0
0
1
0
2
3
2023
0
2
0
0
2
4
2024
0
0
0
0
2
2
2025
0
0
1
0
2
3
2026
0
0
1
0
2
3
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2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-15Job filed: SPRINKLER SYSTEM FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING$20,000
2016-12-15Job filed: NEW AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING 42 TOTAL SPRINKLER HEADS.$20,000
2016-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-14FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-09-09FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-08-04ZONE — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
2016-08-04CERT — from CITI ABSTRACT INC. to BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
2016-08-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-07-21Job filed: NEW AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TRROUGHOUT THE BUILDING 42 TOTAL SPRINKLER HEADS.$12,000
2016-07-13Agreement $3,000,000 — from BH 246 WEST 121 LLC; BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$3,000,000
2016-07-13Mortgage $1,350,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC; BH 246 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$1,350,000
2016-07-13TL&R — from COUNTRY BANK
2016-07-13AL&R $3,000,000 — from BH 246 WEST 121 LLC; BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$3,000,000
2016-05-27CERT — from CITI ABSTRACT INC. to BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
2016-05-27ZONE — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC
2016-05-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-05-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-23DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-23DOB violation C: BPORO-COMM
2016-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-24Permit EW —
2015-11-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-11-17Job filed: A1$325,000
2015-11-17Job filed: A1$325,000
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
2015-06-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-04-07311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2015-04-05311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2015-02-12HPD litigation: CONH
2015-02-12Permit EW —
2015-01-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-01-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PLYWOOD FENCE AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-01-17Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PLYWOOD FENCE AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014
2014-12-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-12-04Permit PL —
2014-12-02Permit EW —
2014-11-30Job filed: A2$90,000
2014-11-30Job filed: A2$90,000
2014-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
2014-11-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2014-11-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2014-11-19Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-11-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2014-11-18HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2014-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-08-27AL&R $850,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$850,000
2014-08-27Mortgage $850,000 — from BH 248 WEST 121 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$850,000
2014-07-01Deed $1,100,000 — from SMITH, LUTHER GEORGE to BH 248 WEST 121 LLC$1,100,000
2014-07-01PAT — from SMITH, LUTHER GEORGE to SMITH, LUTHER A
2013
2013-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-21Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-12-27City emergency repair (OMO): provide firewatch (7) seven days a week twenty four (24) hours a days. *note: contractor must contact hpd @ (718)-636-30$713
2006-12-25HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF O.S.Y. VALVE SHUT OFF AT THE CELLAR
2006-09-22City emergency repair (OMO): public area - replace painted sprinkler leaks at first story public hall , at second story public hall and at third stor$531