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40 West 120 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1053273BBL 1017180052Block 1718 · Lot 52Built 18923 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
3 open Class C — see them ↓$400.00 recorded as due
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40 West 120 Street at a glance

40 West 120 Street, Manhattan has 12 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $400.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 2 evictions at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Apr 23, 2025 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Apr 29, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
3
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$400.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
4.25
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
2
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 29, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 40 West 120 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 118 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 3
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $400
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 40 West 120 Street

118 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 40 West 120 Street

$400.00 is recorded as due across the 20 summonses below, out of $3,580.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 40 West 120 Street
049607649LJan 19, 2026SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSApr 20, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$250.00
048893434HFeb 27, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STMay 30, 2025SETTL IN-VIO
048510981XOct 14, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES NON-COLLECTION DAYJan 14, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)
047960992NAug 17, 2023LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCEDec 19, 2023SETTL IN-VIO
0205664984Nov 14, 2018STREET OBSTRUCTIONDec 19, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$150.00
0195571119May 5, 2017STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJun 9, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)
043308070YOct 4, 2014RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSNov 7, 2014Pending
0159452141Sep 6, 2007FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONOct 15, 2007Pending
040090928HSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040041287XSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040090923ZSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040041285MSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040041284KSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040041286YSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040090924KSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
040090927XSep 1, 2006ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICENov 17, 2006Pending
0132702754Mar 8, 2003MAINTAINING RECPTACLESApr 22, 2003Defaulted (did not respond)
0132702561Jan 22, 2003MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESDec 14, 2007Found in violation
0128112867Sep 18, 2002RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESOct 21, 2002Written off
0104270660Aug 4, 1998FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONSep 4, 1998Written off

Marshal evictions at 40 West 120 Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 40 West 120 Street
Dec 1, 2023ResidentialGROUNDPossessionThomas Bia302099/23
Oct 6, 2017Residential2PossessionDanny Weinheim53131/17

Ownership history for 40 West 120 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1017180052), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 40 West 120 Street
Apr 23, 2025May 19, 202540 West 120th Street LLCGoberdhan, MichaelDeedView ↗
Oct 5, 2001Oct 18, 2001Goberdhan, MichaelGordon, ClementDeedView ↗
May 5, 1981Gordon, ClementYard, Sylvia Aka Ex, Gordon, Sylvia YardDeedView ↗

Financing record for 40 West 120 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 40 West 120 Street
Aug 7, 2025Mortgage assignmentBpl Mortgage LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INCView ↗
Apr 29, 2025Satisfaction of mortgageWells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Apr 23, 2025Mortgage$1,400,000Bpl Mortgage LLCView ↗
May 31, 2012Mortgage$85,405Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jan 17, 2008Mortgage$450,000Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Mar 20, 2007Satisfaction of mortgageGordon, ClementView ↗
Mortgage$50,000Gordon, ClementView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBowery Savings BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCarver Federal Savings And Loan AssociationView ↗
MortgageAmerican HousecraftcorpView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.