A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.4. 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 violations
11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-26.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
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.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (1) · PLUMBING (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Rodent (1).
Filed construction activity
$32,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
Yes
421-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 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
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,058,000
$476,100
2026
$1,089,000
$490,050
2027
$1,045,000
$470,250
The city's market estimate has fallen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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
Subway
125 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 127 St — M7 M102 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 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.
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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
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
2003-09-29
Mortgage $10,476,200 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DEPARTM
$10,476,200
2001-06-22
Mortgage $654,308 — from T&M MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA
$654,308
2001-06-22
Mortgage $9,300,394 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT; T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC. to CITIBANK, NA
$9,300,394
2001-06-22
Mortgage $910,391 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA
$910,391
2001-06-22
Mortgage $9,556,477 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA
$9,556,477
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
22
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
9
1
10
2018
1
9
2
12
2019
0
4
3
7
2020
0
4
1
5
2021
0
3
1
4
2022
0
0
2
2
2023
0
8
5
13
2024
0
9
4
13
2025
2
16
4
22
2026
0
8
7
15
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Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-05-05
311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-03-09
HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BAT
2026-03-09
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-03-09
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORT
2026-03-09
HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BAT
2026-03-07
Boiler inspection
2026-01-27
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-27
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-27
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-21
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-08
Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-01-06
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-12-20
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-12-20
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-20
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-12-20
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-31Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-07-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-03-09HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BAT
2026-03-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-03-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORT
2026-03-09HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE BAT
2026-03-07Boiler inspection
2026-01-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-08Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-01-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-12-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2025-09-22HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING , WEST AND NORTH WA
2025-09-22HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING , WEST AND NORTH WA
2025-09-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B,
2025-09-22HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STO
2025-08-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED VERTICAL CONSISTENT STEP CRACK OVER $1,250
2025-08-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2025-08-27311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-08-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-23311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2025-06-04HPD 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
2024-07-08HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
2024-07-08HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
2024-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING, APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ FT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2024-06-12HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING, APPROXIMATELY 1 SQ FT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2024-06-12HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-06-12HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER CEILING AT NORTH WINDOW RECESS IN THE 3rd ROOM F
2024-06-12HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4
2024-03-14Boiler inspection
2024-03-12City emergency repair (OMO): at building front door leading to cellar make all necessary repair to replace defective door hinges with new self closin$575
2024-02-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-26HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023
2023-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-06-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-06-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-06-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-03-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-01-28311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-01-17Boiler inspection
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-06311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2021-03-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-03Boiler inspection
2020
2020-10-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-06-23311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2018-09-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT AP
2018-09-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B
2018-09-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-09-11311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-09-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-09-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-09-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-09-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-09-10311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2018-05-31Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2009-10-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-08-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2009-08-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2009-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007
2007-09-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A,24B,32A,50,50A,B,C,D,E.50-BOILER SAFETY VALVE NOT IN UPRIGHT POSITION.50A-MANUAL RESET AQUASTAT IN SAFETY VALVE PIPING.50B-FLO$180
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-11-22TL&R — from CITIBANK, N.A. to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.
2006-11-22SPRD $18,636,105 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to WEST 128TH STREET L.P.$18,636,105
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT. INC. to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT. INC. to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT. INC. to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Agreement — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS
2005
2005-01-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-05-12REL — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to THE CITY OF NEW YORK(''HPD'')
2004-05-12Agreement — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK(''HPD'')
2004-05-12ASPM — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK(''HPD'')
2004-05-12Deed — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to WEST 128TH STREET L.P.
2003
2003-09-29PREL — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC to CITIBANK,N.A.
2003-09-29PREL — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC to CITIBANK,N.A.
2003-09-29Mortgage $10,476,200 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DEPARTM$10,476,200
2003-09-29REL — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC to CITIBANK,N.A.
2003-09-29PREL — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC to CITIBANK,N.A.
2003-09-29PREL — from T & M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC to CITIBANK,N.A.
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-07-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2001
2001-12-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-11-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-07-27SMIS — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC. to CITIBANK, NA
2001-07-27SMIS — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001-07-27SMIS — from NYC HPD to CITIBANK, NA
2001-07-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-06-22Deed — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVEL.
2001-06-22Mortgage $654,308 — from T&M MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA$654,308
2001-06-22Mortgage $9,300,394 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT; T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC. to CITIBANK, NA$9,300,394
2001-06-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to CITIBANK, NA
2001-06-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT
2001-06-22Mortgage assigned — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA
2001-06-22Mortgage assigned — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMNT to CITY OF NEW YORK
2001-06-22Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to NYC HPD
2001-06-22Mortgage $910,391 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA$910,391
2001-06-22Mortgage $9,556,477 — from T&M REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to CITIBANK, NA$9,556,477
2001-06-22Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to NYC HPD
2001-06-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-03-28DOB violation C:
2001-03-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.EXPIRED PERMIT#101822468(EXP.ON 8/10/98)FOR INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SLED AT FRONT.REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT.
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-11-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-09-21Job filed: REQUEST TO FILE SPRINKLER APPLICATION AND WATER SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION #102479122.$20,000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PORMIT, EXPIRED PERMIT PERMIT# 101822468 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK SHED HAS EXPIRED . REMEDY: OBTAIN A PER$2,500
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-01-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
1997-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-05-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-08-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
1987
1987-10-22Deed — from WARD, CHARLES to CHOI, OK J; HWANG, SOON H.; CHOI, JONG
1987-07-10Deed — from WOODS, JOSEPH to WARD, CHARLES
1987-06-08Deed — from 51 WEST 128 EQUITIESINC to WOODS, JOSEPH
1987-04-24Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1985
1985-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from BALSU CORPARATION to BANK OF COMMERCE
1985-06-27Deed — from ANANSEE, INC to 51 W 128 EQUITIES INC
1985-01-04Deed — from VIABLE REALTY to ANANSEE INC.
1984
1984-06-18Deed — from ETHIO REALTY to VIABLE REALTY
1983
1983-11-14Deed — from GLASPIE REALTY CO. to ETHIO REALTY
1983-01-31Deed — from BALSU CORPORATION to GLASPIE REALTY CO, INC.
1975
1975-11-05Mortgage assigned — from STATEWIDE S/L ASSOCN; FIRST S/L ASSOC JERSEY to SUSS, ISRAEL; SHAPIRO, ARLENE