124 West 123rd Street

124 West 123rd Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 266 open HPD violations, 53 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1870

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 53 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 57 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (266 open, 53 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2017, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

266 open violations: 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 158 class B, 52 class A, 3 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 267 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1966-08-31. Newest violation issued 2007-03-13. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2007. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

57 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Gas defect. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING, issued 2007-03-13. HPD violation 6641330
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE AT WATER MAIN AND BOILER ROOM AT CELLAR, issued 2007-03-13. HPD violation 6641307
• Class C: Sprinkler or standpipe defect. PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING, issued 2007-03-13. HPD violation 6641311
• Class C: No hot water. PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING, issued 2007-03-13. HPD violation 6641312
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3), issued 2007-02-28. HPD violation 6621479
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR, issued 2007-02-28. HPD violation 6621483
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING AND ASSEMBLY AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG., issued 2006-07-06. HPD violation 6244132
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2006-04-13. HPD violation 6101942

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: LILIAN CHOW. Managing agent: LILIAN CHOW. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 16, 2016. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2017 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1019070046, HPD building ID 39241. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 125 St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• 116 St (2, 3), 7 min walk
• 125 St (A, C, B, D), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.