Affordable West 125th Street rental carrying active hazardous violations and ground-floor food establishment complaints.
This 31-unit West 125th Street building operates as regulated affordable housing under federal and tax-credit program covenants. While the regulatory structure anchors unit affordability, building maintenance reports and street activity show clear day-to-day friction. Three things to know:
Open hazardous violations center on unit-level repairs and recurring pest issues. The building carries 20 open housing-code violations, including two immediately hazardous citations. Recent July 2026 filings highlight an active mouse infestation and uncorrected plaster in apartment 2C, alongside missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Historic records show a recurring pattern of mold, plaster damage, and pest complaints in that same unit line back to 2023.
Ground-floor food operations trigger recurring sanitation complaints that can bleed indoors. Building residents logged 4 food establishment complaints over the past year, specifically reporting unhygienic practices like handling food with bare hands. Commercial food operations on the ground level introduce potential kitchen odor, heat, and pest vectors through shared building risers that prospective tenants should trace before signing.
Heavy street-level party noise and double-parking dominate the surrounding block corridor. Within three blocks of the building, 497 street noise calls were logged over the last 12 months, driven by outdoor parties and loud music. The high street volume is compounded by 228 illegal parking reports in the same radius, mostly focused on posted sign violations and blocked sidewalk space.
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409 West 125th Street is a 31-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019660066). This building is associated with Citywide Preservation LLC. Brix tracks 20 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 40 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about paint/plaster.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 19, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on October 11, 2023, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 27/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2C at 409 West 125th Street has 18 open violations.
Unit 25 at 409 West 125th Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 12 at 409 West 125th Street has no violations, last sold in 2012 for $2M.
Unit 4A at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4B at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 4D at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (8 past violations).
Unit 3A at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 3D at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (22 past violations).
Unit 2B at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2D at 409 West 125th Street has no open violations (16 past violations).
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