The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.2. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-01.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (27) · Noise (25) · Graffiti (20) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Street Light Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$105,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
128 RIVINGTON ST/131 NORFOLKS ST HDFC
Head officer
RAMON DEBRUYN
Managing agent
VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2026-07-15
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,704,000
$766,800
2026
$2,078,000
$935,100
2027
$2,251,000
$1,012,950
The city's market estimate has risen
32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $339,588 a year
($17.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $129,043
($6.65 per sq ft), net operating income $210,544. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (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.
Getting around
Subway
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Stanton St & Norfolk St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facility
Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
83 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on
1995-03-08 (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
2026-01-29
RPTT&RET $45,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, NILKA to 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET
$45,000
2025-12-30
Sold for $45,000
$45,000
$2,250
2025-02-13
RPTT&RET $320,000 — from DONNA CINTRON, AS SOLE SURVIVING HEIR; HECTOR CINTRON, DECEASED to LAM, YUKY
$320,000
2025-02-06
Sold for $320,000
$320,000
$16,000
2022-05-04
RPTT&RET $30,000 — from ESTATE OF RICHARD ARMIJO to 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET
$30,000
2022-03-31
Sold for $30,000
$30,000
$1,500
2018-04-27
RPTT&RET $52,500 to HAREL, LINDA TALIA
$52,500
2018-04-05
Sold for $52,500
$52,500
$2,625
2015-10-07
RPTT&RET $35,000 — from TORRES, GRACIELA to 128 RIVINGTON STREET / 131 NORFOLK STREE
$35,000
2013-07-31
RPTT&RET $67,500 — from 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET to DE BRUYN, RAMON; DE BRUYN, TIFFANY
$67,500
2009-10-05
RPTT&RET $52,500 — from ZWICK, SHIRLEY to ZWICK, KAREN LISA
$52,500
1986-03-11
Mortgage $100,000 — from SCHAPIRO, NORMAN to NATIONAL FOODS, INC.
$100,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
55
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
7
3
2
14
2018
0
1
3
2
3
9
2019
4
6
17
0
4
31
2020
0
9
11
2
2
24
2021
0
1
22
3
3
29
2022
4
1
28
2
3
38
2023
0
0
18
0
3
21
2024
2
0
18
0
4
24
2025
4
0
42
3
6
55
2026
0
0
26
1
3
30
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2025-07-10311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2025-06-23Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2025-06-19Job filed: Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, eg$5,000
2025-06-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-15311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-06-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024-06-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-05-13Job filed: PROPOSED MECHANICAL WORK FOR INSTALLING EXHAUST FAN AND DUCT IN 1ST FLOOR STORE, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2024-03-01311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-02-24311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-02-16311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2024-01-23311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-24311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-01311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-11-30311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-11-18311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-10-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-16311: Air Quality — Air: Odor, Sweet From Unknown Source (AZ1)
2023-08-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-09-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-09-01HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2022-09-01HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2022-09-01HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2022-07-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-06-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-06-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2022-05-04RPTT&RET $30,000 — from ESTATE OF RICHARD ARMIJO to 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET $30,000
2022-05-02HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A4,
2022-05-02HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A4, 4th STORY,
2022-05-02HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEM AT 5TH
2022-04-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-29Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-04-29Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-04-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PiPE SCAFFOLDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF NYCC.
2022-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-31Sold for $30,000$30,000
2022-03-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2022-02-16DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2021-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-01RPTT&RET — from 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET to COOKE, KERRY; COOKE, MAUREEN
2021-02-01RPTT&RET — from COOKE, KERRY; COOKE, MAUREEN to 128 RIVINGTON STREET/131 NORFOLK STREET
2021-01-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011028Z ISSUED ON 10/9/2019 AND TO FILE A CERTIFI$3,125
2020
2020-12-22Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-12-22Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2020-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT
2020-12-07311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-12-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2020-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39011028Z ISSUED ON 10/9/19 & TO FILE A CERTIFICATE O$3,155
2020-09-24Boiler inspection
2020-09-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39011028Z ISSUED ON 10-09-19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$3,125
2020-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-17311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2020-05-24311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2020-05-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2020-02-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011029K ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$625
2020-02-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011028Z ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE
2020-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2020-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011028Z ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA
2020-01-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011029K ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA$1,250
2020-01-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-01-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019
2019-12-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY OVERHEAD PROTECTION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2019-12-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY OVERHEAD PROTECTION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2019-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-11-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011029K ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$625
2019-11-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39011028Z ISSUED ON 10/9/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE$1,250
2019-11-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-11-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2019-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-12311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019-10-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2019-07-08Job filed: REPLACEMENT (1) NEW DOUBLEWALL STAINLESS STEEL STACK IN SAME LOCATION AS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED WITH NEW 14 GAGE METAL BREECHING INTO BOILER ROOM. NO C$60,000
2019-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012-06-05Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 121091442$9,000
2012-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-31Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST. STORE TO BEAUTY SALON. NEW PARTITIONS, WINDOWS, AND SHEETROCK; PLASTER, AND PAINT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR$27,000
2012-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-12-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING STORE WITH NEW G.B. CEILING, FLOOR TILE, SHEETROCK PARTITION AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, $34,200
2010-12-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EXISTING STORE WITH NEW G.B. CEILING, FLOOR TILE, SHEETROCK PARTITION AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AT FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, $34,200
2010-09-17311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-07-02311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2009-10-05RPTT&RET $52,500 — from ZWICK, SHIRLEY to ZWICK, KAREN LISA$52,500
2009-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-06Job filed: INSTALL MINOR WALL PARTITION.INTERIOR RENOVATION. NEW RAMP.PLYWOOD WALL PANELS AT FRONT AREA AND PAINT WALL AT REAR AREA. PAINT FLOOR. NEW COUNTER ,NE$12,500
2006
2006-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006-02-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY