132 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 98.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Water System (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
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 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | West 128th Street LP |
| Head officer | Francis Synmoie |
| Managing agent | Dwelling Place Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $850,800 | $382,860 |
| 2026 | $782,000 | $351,900 |
| 2027 | $938,000 | $422,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| 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 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 126 St · 400 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.
347 Lenox Avenue
| 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 West 129 Street | MN | 35 | B |
| 46 West 129 Street | MN | 29 | B |
| 2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 27 | B |
| 103 West 127 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 14 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 22 West 128 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 153 West 132 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 51 West 128 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 141 West 127 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 267 West 144 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 18 | A |
| 2211 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 18 | B |
| 2508 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | A |
| 60 West 128 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 64 West 128 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 79 West 128 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 2014 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 14 | B |
| 238 West 146 Street | MN | 13 | B |
| 8 West 132 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 156 West 131 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 305 West 146 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1983 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 9 | B |
| 408 Lenox Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 412 Lenox Avenue | MN | 9 | C |
| 305 West 138 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 2550 8 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 8 | B |
| 2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 8 | A |
| 102 West 129 Street | MN | 5 | F |
| 73 West 128 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 347 Lenox Avenue | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,869,212 on 2006-11-22 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation and The City Of New York), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-22 | Mortgage $3,869,212 — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION | $3,869,212 | |
| 2006-11-22 | Deed $8,159,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. | $8,159,905 | |
| 2006-11-22 | SPRD $18,636,105 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. | $18,636,105 | |
| 2003-07-17 | Mortgage $245,832 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA | $245,832 | |
| 2003-07-17 | Mortgage $158,194 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA | $158,194 | |
| 2003-07-17 | Mortgage $2,387,166 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, NA | $2,387,166 | |
| 2003-07-17 | Mortgage $2,299,528 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA | $2,299,528 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 132 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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