693 recorded events, 2009–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 396 311 service requests, 74 HPD complaints, 74 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Water System (7) · WATER LEAK (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Dirty Condition (3).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2010) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (80) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | DEMPSEY APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | ADAM WEINSTEIN |
| Managing agent | PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,285,000 | $5,528,250 |
| 2026 | $13,434,000 | $6,045,300 |
| 2027 | $12,939,000 | $5,822,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 129 St — M7 M102 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 126 St · 550 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.
128 West 128 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 |
77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,658,476 on 2012-11-08 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-08 | Mortgage $4,658,476 — from DEMPSEY APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES, L.P.; DEMPSEY APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $4,658,476 | |
| 2012-11-08 | Agreement $8,891,884 — from DEMPSEY APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; DEMPSEY APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $8,891,884 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2018 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| 2019 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 79 |
| 2020 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 75 |
| 2023 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2024 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 61 |
Every one of the 693 recorded events, 2009–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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