125 East 7 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00435-0040BIN 1005846Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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The building

1861

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2WIssued 2025-08-21RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2W , 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-08-07

§ 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES LEADING TO BACK YARD DOOR AT NORTH AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-01-165+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT DOOR, ENTRANCE TO BUILDING. , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2011-01-135+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LEAKY RADIATOR SHUT OFF VAVLE AT EAST RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water11

Plumbing4

Door/Window2

Unsanitary Condition2

Electric1

Appliance1

Water Leak1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1994

Noise reports · last 12 mo

166

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential728

Commercial601

Street/Sidewalk377

Unspecified197

Vehicle66

Park23

House of Worship1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

364

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony118

Misdemeanor200

Violation46

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

BoilersClass 22023-01-26$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22018-09-11$1,250 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2010-12-10

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC

Head officer

ERIC MARGULES

Managing agent

ROWDY MANAGEMENT

21 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

123 EAST 7 STREETMANHATTAN 1381 MADISON STREETBROOKLYN 139 WEST 28 STREETMANHATTAN 1500 1 AVENUEMANHATTAN 1502 1 AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-03-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2025-09-18 · $1,722,583.41

Mortgage2025-09-18$1,722,583.41

borrower TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC · lender SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2015-10-07$2,923,591.8

borrower TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC · lender RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage2012-05-02$524,159.59

borrower TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-04-01$1,382,496.53

borrower TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-01-17$811,317.68

borrower TOMPKINS SQUARE PARTNERS, LLC · lender THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.