127 West 126 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01911-0119BIN 1057892

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
039 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 DOB 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

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building10 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2019-12-095+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2019-12-095+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2015-11-175+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2015-11-135+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

949

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential336

Commercial313

Street/Sidewalk175

Unspecified96

Vehicle27

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1208

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

101

≈ per month

Felony287

Misdemeanor775

Violation146

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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2017-06-20

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-04-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-03-29

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-01-09

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ONE 27 WEST LLC

Head officer

MIKE MA

Managing agent

MIKE MA

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

107 WEST 118 STREETMANHATTAN 113 WEST 130 STREETMANHATTAN 130 ADELPHI STREETBROOKLYN 143-13 HILLSIDE AVENUEQUEENS 143-15 HILLSIDE AVENUEQUEENS

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-03-20 · $10

Most recent mortgage2005-07-21 · $300,000

Sale2018-03-20$10

ONE 27 WEST 126 ST CORP. → ONE 27 WEST LLC.

Sale2016-04-21$1,100,000

FORSYTH, ALICK → ONE 27 WEST 126 ST CORP.

Mortgage2005-07-21$300,000

borrower FORSYTH, ALICK · lender NATIONAL CITY BANK

Sale2004-10-26no recorded price

SMITH, THERESA → FORSYTH, ALICK

Mortgage2004-10-26$650,000

borrower FORSYTH, ALICK · lender DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale