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551 West 125th Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1019820104 | BIN 1059719
HPD data as of November 3, 2026
A
Compliance verdict — Clean record — no open violations

HPD’s records show no open housing-code violations for this building as of Nov 3, 2026.

The landlord has a record of closing housing-code violations.

An 8-unit building, built in 1901.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 7 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
948
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
—
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
379
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
1901
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
71 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.3 times the size of its lot: 9,960 sq ft of building on a 3,050 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 8, 2026.

551 West 125th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 125 St (1) (1-minute walk), served by the 1 line.

What's the closest subway to 551 West 125th Street?
125 St (1) — a 1-minute walk (107m) from 551 West 125th Street. Served by the 1 line.
Is 551 West 125th Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1901, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total8
Open0
Closed8
By severity class
Class A0 open · 5 closed
Class B0 open · 2 closed
Class I0 open · 1 closed
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 3, 2026.
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total7
Open7
Closed0
Complaints
Total8
Open (active)0
Closed8
Recent open violations
  • 2014-05-15 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2008-02-09 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "OAC SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT"
  • 1998-05-04 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of August 9, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelmedium
Filings on file7
Infested (last 3 yr)16
Yearly trend (last 4)
202516 infested · 16 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1901. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1901 (125 yr old)
Building classN2 — Class N2
Floors5
Residential units8
Total units10
Building area (sqft)9,960
Lot area (sqft)3,050
Owner of record (PLUTO)551 WEST 125TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUND COM
Designations
Council district7
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusNot registered as rent-stabilized
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total379923
Violent3997
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)15
Felonies97253
Misdemeanors212426
Violations59196
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 195
  • PETIT LARCENY: 130
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 125
  • GRAND LARCENY: 72
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 59
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 63,538 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls948
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 184
  • Illegal Parking: 118
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 102
  • Dirty Condition: 47
  • Noise - Residential: 43
By category
Other713
Parking122
Noise76
Rats22
Homeless14
Trash1
Drug0
Drinking0
Construction0
311 data as of August 9, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints76
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential43
Street Sidewalk29
Vehicle3
Commercial1
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — High noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 3189 BROADWAY 107m · $400–600/mo licensee: ADIL ENTERPRISES INC.
  • 521 WEST 125 STREET 146m · $400–600/mo licensee: 125 FOOD MART INC
  • 3161 BROADWAY 152m · $400–600/mo licensee: JOE'S GOURMET HEALTH DELI INC.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby27
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)4
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 6 K-4 · 4 min (343m) · District 84
  • P.S. 129 John H. Finley Pre-K-8 · 6 min (449m) · District 5
  • P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas Pre-K-5 · 6 min (479m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders 6-8 · 2 min (174m) · District 5
  • Powell M.S. for Law & Social Justice 6-8 · 2 min (176m) · District 5
  • P.S. 129 John H. Finley Pre-K-8 · 6 min (449m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Academy for Social Action 9-12 · 2 min (174m) · District 5
  • Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts 9-12 · 2 min (174m) · District 5
  • Columbia Secondary School 6-12 · 6 min (489m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines5
Lines served: 1 · A · B · C · D
Closest 2 stations
  • 125 St 1 · 107m · 1 min walk
  • 125 St A, C, B, D · 605m · 8 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby71
Eating (47) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants33
Fast food14
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)9
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience4
Pharmacies5
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (11 places selling coffee, of which 10 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby53
A: 43 B: 4 C: 1 Pending: 5
Sample
  • Grade A The Famous Jimbo's Hamburger Palace · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Toast · American
  • Grade A Max Soha · Italian
  • Grade A Pisticci Restaurant · Italian
  • Grade A Chokolat Patisserie · Southeast Asian
  • Grade A El Puerto · Seafood
  • Grade A Dinosaur Bar-B-Que · Barbecue
  • Grade A Falafel On Broadway · Middle Eastern
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby145
By category — top 8 of 20 (113 of 145 facilities)
Youth Services28
Human Services16
Cultural Institutions15
Child Services And Welfare13
Schools (K-12)11
Health Care10
Solid Waste10
Transportation10
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Kipp Beyond Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • P.s. 129 John H. Finley Schools (K-12)
  • Innovative Charitable Initiative, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Sheltering Arms Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • Take Wing And Soar Productions, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,609/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$64,220/yr
Median monthly income$5,352/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,606/mo
ZIP median rent$1,609/mo
ZIP median rent is 30.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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