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60 West 128 Street

360Records
18City systems
10Open violations
132.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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360 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 50 DOB permits, 35 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 128TH STREET L.P.
BBL1017250064
BIN1053657

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 132.4. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$43,650 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · SAFETY (3) · APPLIANCE (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$500,689 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)West 128th Street LP
Head officerFrancis Synmoie
Managing agentDwelling Place Properties LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$681,000 $306,450
2026$695,000 $312,750
2027$695,000 $312,750

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 127 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 126 St · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

60 West 128 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27 West 129 Street MN35 B
46 West 129 Street MN29 B
2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN27 B
103 West 127 Street MN25 B
14 West 127 Street MN24 B
22 West 128 Street MN20 A
153 West 132 Street MN20 A
51 West 128 Street MN20 B
141 West 127 Street MN18 B
267 West 144 Street MN18 A
2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
2211 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 B
2508 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
60 West 128 Street MN16 C
64 West 128 Street MN15 B
79 West 128 Street MN15 A
2014 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 B
238 West 146 Street MN13 B
8 West 132 Street MN10 A
156 West 131 Street MN10 B
305 West 146 Street MN10 A
1983 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
408 Lenox Avenue MN9 B
412 Lenox Avenue MN9 C
305 West 138 Street MN8 B
2550 8 Avenue MN8 B
2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 B
2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 A
102 West 129 Street MN5 F
73 West 128 Street MN5 D
347 Lenox Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,290,693 on 2006-11-22 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation and The City Of New York), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-11-22SPRD $18,636,105 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. $18,636,105
2006-11-22Mortgage $4,290,693 — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,290,693
2006-11-22Deed $8,159,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. $8,159,905
2001-06-22Mortgage $9,300,394 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT; T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC. to CITIBANK, NA $9,300,394
2001-06-22Mortgage $910,391 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA $910,391
2001-06-22Mortgage $9,556,477 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA $9,556,477
2001-06-22Mortgage $654,308 — from T&M MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA $654,308

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201730519
2018239216
20195013321
202040419
2021347115
2022855220
20231521330
20243737350
20251424534
20260410317
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 28Health & systems 34

Every one of the 360 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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