5 West 125th Street, Manhattan

Modern Harlem rental where winter heat drops and street-level noise shape the day-to-day experience.

A 2014-built 29-unit Harlem rental sitting on West 125th Street. The property carries two open administrative notices for annual bedbug reporting, but its core code record is mostly clear of active structural violations. Three things to know:

A concentrated heat outage cluster hit in March 2026. 10 heat and hot water complaints came in over an 11-day span in mid-March 2026, culminating on March 23, 2026. All calls were logged as resolved, but the tight grouping points to a system breakdown during late winter rather than isolated unit issues.

Apartment noise and street-level activity cluster in the building's log. 18 residential noise calls and 3 street-level noise calls were logged against the address in the last year, alongside 12 illegal parking complaints. Residential noise calls last fired on June 6, 2026, while street party calls continued into late August 2026.

Summer cooling equipment drew repeated noise complaints. Three separate calls in June and July 2026 cited air conditioning and ventilation equipment noise. While not a code violation, mechanical hums and equipment vibration can bleed into living spaces during summer months.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 173 street noise calls within three blocks, driven mostly by loud music and parties
• 139 unsanitary condition reports within three blocks, led by pest and mold complaints
• 12 blocked driveway complaints at this address over the last 12 months
• The surrounding 125th Street strip carries heavy commercial and sidewalk traffic, but issues logged directly against the building remain focused on seasonal heat and street noise.

5 West 125th Street is a 29-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1017230031). This building is associated with Ca5-15 West 126th LLC. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2014, this retail building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 15 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 10 complaints
• Flooring/stairs: 2 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 2 complaints
• General: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 23, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW

The building last changed hands on December 31, 2012 for $15,500,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 38/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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