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408 Lenox Avenue

357Records
16City systems
5Open violations
103.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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357 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 132ND STREET CLUSTER L.P.
BBL1017280003
BIN1053771

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 103.8. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-05.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PLUMBING (4) · GENERAL (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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 132nd Street Cluster 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$719,000 $323,550
2026$575,000 $258,750
2027$690,000 $310,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 129 St — M7 M102 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 130 St · 150 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

408 Lenox Avenue

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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.

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: $10,968,695 on 2011-01-26 (lender: The City Of New York - Department Of Housing), 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
2011-01-26Mortgage $10,968,695 — from WEST 132ND STREET CLUSTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HOU $10,968,695
2011-01-26Deed $11,012,571 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to WEST 132ND STREET CLUSTER L.P. $11,012,571
2007-07-02AL&R $18,014,731 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 132ND STREET LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $18,014,731
2007-07-02Mortgage $621,128 — from WEST 132ND STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $621,128
2007-07-02Mortgage $495,818 — from WEST 132ND STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $495,818
2007-07-02Mortgage $6,710,075 — from WEST 132ND STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $6,710,075
2007-07-02Mortgage $10,187,710 — from WEST 132ND STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $10,187,710

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201724125
20188210
2019336
2020314
2021628
202217219
202314418
202427330
202524428
202639241
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 248Ownership & money 25Health & systems 32

Every one of the 357 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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