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141 West 127 Street

420Records
18City systems
12Open violations
83.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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420 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 50 HPD housing violations, 46 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 128TH STREET L.P.
BBL1019120010
BIN1057903

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.2. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · GENERAL (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · ELEVATOR (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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$821,000 $369,450
2026$861,000 $387,450
2027$896,000 $403,200

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 127 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 126 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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

141 West 127 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $10,476,200 on 2003-09-29 (lender: The City Of New York Through Its Department Of), covering 7 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
2003-09-29Mortgage $10,476,200 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DEPARTM $10,476,200
2001-06-22Mortgage $654,308 — from T&M MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA $654,308
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 $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

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702428
20182112217
2019026614
20200015217
202101719
20220324330
20230181221
20240127533
20250026430
20260040343
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 209Ownership & money 34Health & systems 52

Every one of the 420 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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