1,928 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 716 311 service requests, 586 HPD complaints, 384 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 339.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 93 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
62 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
226 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · Elevator (16) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,491,000 | $670,950 |
| 2026 | $1,655,000 | $744,750 |
| 2027 | $1,722,000 | $774,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 125 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 127 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 126 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
65 West 127 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
226 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by GENESIS Y15 OWNERS, LLC — 25 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C9 · D6 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2094 5 Avenue | MN | 27 | C |
| 28 West 131 Street | MN | 25 | C |
| 147 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 28 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 104 West 138 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 131 West 137 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 20 West 129 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 105 West 137 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 65 West 127 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 2467 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 14 | D |
| 69 West 130 Street | MN | 14 | D |
| 103 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 125 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 127 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 418 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 2407 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 2451 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 4 West 131 Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 71 West 131 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 26 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 8 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 73 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 72 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 30 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 24 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $829,964 on 2018-09-13 (lender: Harlem Congregations For Community Improvement INC), covering 29 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,404,049 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO | $829,964 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $9,949,045 | |
| 2016-06-13 | RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE | $22,748,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $455,004 | |
| 2015-07-28 | SPRD $2,702,066 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $2,702,066 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $5,355,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Deed $4,527,011 — from LILLIAN UPSHUR HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $4,527,011 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,306,906 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $28,638,094 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,161,648 | |
| 1993-01-25 | Mortgage $4,527,011 — from LILLIAN UPSHUR HSG ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $4,527,011 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 146 |
| 2018 | 6 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 82 |
| 2019 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 2020 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2021 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| 2022 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 68 |
| 2023 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 32 |
| 2024 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 6 | 156 |
| 2025 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 12 | 142 |
| 2026 | 9 | 254 | 0 | 7 | 270 |
Every one of the 1,928 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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