1,321 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 426 HPD housing violations, 424 HPD complaints, 357 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 87.4. 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 | 103 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 76 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
$258,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | VICTOR SANCHEZ HDFC |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,584,000 | $712,800 |
| 2026 | $1,684,000 | $757,800 |
| 2027 | $1,705,000 | $767,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 — A B C D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Convent Av / W 129 St — M104 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 129 St & Convent Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 129 John H. Finley. 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.
409 West 127 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 |
41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,417,021 on 1995-03-13 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-29 | Mortgage $86,173 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $86,173 | |
| 2017-03-29 | AL&R $86,173 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $86,173 | |
| 2017-03-29 | Mortgage $1,325,182 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $1,325,182 | |
| 2017-03-29 | AL&R $1,325,182 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $1,325,182 | |
| 2009-07-06 | Mortgage $436,999 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT | $436,999 | |
| 1995-03-13 | Mortgage $1,417,021 — from VICTOR SANCHEZ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $1,417,021 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 133 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 10 | 105 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 112 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 114 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,321 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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