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45-53 West 125 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01723 • Lot 0010 • Zip: 10027

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 45-53 West 125 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10027
Block: 01723
Lot: 0010
BBL: 1017230010
Unified address ID: 1017230010

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C4-7 (Commercial)
Ownership: Private ownership
Lot type: Through
Lot area: 19,152 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 175 ft x 199 ft
Built FAR: 11.91
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 5

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1974
Last altered: 1974
Floors: 15
Total units: 31
Residential units: 0
Building area: 228,017 sq ft
Building dimensions: 175 ft x 98 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BVK 55 WEST 125TH STREET, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $46,885,000
Total assessment: $21,098,250
Land assessment: $693,000
Exempt total: $11,495,520
Assessment owner: BVK 55 WEST 125TH STR

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Harlem
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
135 St A B C

About 7 minutes on foot · 427 m

  • Times Square 27 min 7 walking, 20 riding
  • Penn Station 29 min 7 walking, 22 riding
  • Grand Central 35 min 7 walking, 28 riding
  • Union Square 40 min 7 walking, 33 riding
  • Fulton Street 41 min 7 walking, 34 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 46 min 7 walking, 39 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jan 9, 2026 $219,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB filing Oct 29, 2025 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB NOW filing May 12, 2025 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 18, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 28, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2025 $0

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 24, 2024 $319,851

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. DOB filing Dec 13, 2023 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE EG...

  2. DOB filing Dec 12, 2023 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 215 L.F.AS PER PLAN AT 55 WEST 125 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR...

  3. DOB filing Apr 27, 2023 $575,750

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS ON THE 9TH FLOOR AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2022

  1. DOB violation Aug 2, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2021

  1. ECB violation Oct 1, 2021 $400

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED TEMPORARY POWER AND LIGHTING INSTALLED ON THE 9TH FLOOR . DEPT RECORDS REVEAL NO PERMIT WAS FILED FOR THE DE...

  2. ECB violation Oct 1, 2021 $4,800

    CLASS - 1

    ON 10/1/21 AT 1130 AM I OBSERVED ELECTRICAL WORK IN PROGRESS ON THE 9TH FL BY A WORKER NAMED AHCZAR WALKER WHO IDENTI...

  3. Permit issued Jul 27, 2021

    EW / OT

    R.P.BRENNAN GENERAL.CONTR

  4. Permit issued Jul 27, 2021

    EW / OT

    R.P.BRENNAN GENERAL.CONTR

  5. Permit issued Jul 9, 2021

    EW / OT

    R.P.BRENNAN GENERAL.CONTR

  6. DOB violation Apr 29, 2021

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  7. DOB filing Feb 26, 2021 $118,300

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING INTERIOR DEMO AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. RELATED MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER ...

2020

  1. DOB filing Dec 23, 2020 $575,750

    Alteration Type II

    MECHANICAL UPGRADES TO INCLUDE BOILER, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, STRUCTURAL AND FIRE ALARM WORK. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS...

  2. Permit issued Jul 27, 2020

    EW / OT

    YOU AND US AIRCONDITIONIN

  3. ECB violation Jul 13, 2020 $1,562

    CLASS - 2

    PROVISION OF LAW:AC 27-929.1.FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF AFULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A ...

  4. Permit issued Mar 12, 2020

    EW / OT

    LD GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

  5. Permit issued Feb 10, 2020

    EW / OT

    BERN COMPANIES INC

2019

  1. ECB violation Nov 15, 2019 $1,280

    CLASS - 2

    A.C 27-929.1,FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER...

  2. DOB violation Sep 3, 2019

    LL2604S-SPRINKLER NONE

    FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

2017

  1. DOB violation Oct 16, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Oct 16, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Oct 16, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2015

  1. Sale Jun 26, 2015 $0

    Changed hands

    55 WEST 125 STREET

2012

  1. ECB violation Mar 7, 2012 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    OPERATION OF A CRANE W/O A CERT OF APPROVAL CERT OF OPERATION NO CD EQUIPEMENT CAPACITY MAXLOAD 6,000LBS 57'BOOM SERI...

  2. ECB violation Mar 7, 2012 $1,600

    CLASS - 1

    USE OF POWER OPERATED HOISTING MACHINE W/O A HOISTING MACHINE OPERATION LICENSE OWNER DID NOT PROVIDE A LICENSED OPER...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BVK 55 WEST 125 STREET LLC
ROSS JACOBS
Owner
CEPRINE SCAFFOLDING INC
JOSEPH CERINA
Owner
55 FEE LLC C/O CRG MANAGEMENT
WAYNE GORDON
Owner
BVK 55 WEST 125 ST./ CRG MNGT
IGWE HARVEY
Owner
55 FEE LLC
ROSS JACOBS
Owner
COGSWELL REALTY GROUP
ROSS JACOBS
Owner
BVK 55 WEST 125 STREET, LLC
ROSS JACOBS
Owner
BVK 55 WEST 125 ST/CRG MNGT
IGWE HARVEY
Owner
55 FEE LLC C/O CRG MANAGEMENT LL
ROSS JACOBS
Owner
BVK 215 WEST 125 STREET, LLC
ROSS JACOBS

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
Owner
PHOENIX SUTTON STR INC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
Owner
CRG MANGEMENT
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
Owner
CRG MANAGEMENT
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
Owner
CEPRINE CONSTRUCTION INC
Boonton, NJ, 07005
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE, 19890
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
383 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10179
PARTY 2
C/O COGSWELL REALTY GROUP, LLC
1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 2
383 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10179
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
C/O COGSWELL REALTY GROUP, L.L.C.
1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 2
C/O COGSWELL REALTY GROUP, LLC
1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 1
222 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, 26TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL, 60606
GRANTEE/BUYER
222 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, 26TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL, 60606
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O THE CITY INVESTMENT FUND, L.P.
299 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10171
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
323 NORRISTOWN ROAD, SUITE 300
AMBLER, PA, 19002

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner