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347 Lenox Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1019120032 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP29.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

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

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 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

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

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).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)West 128th Street LP
Head officerFrancis Synmoie
Managing agentDwelling Place Properties LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed 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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 127 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLenox 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.

Report a problem to 311

347 Lenox Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27 West 129 Street MN35 B
46 West 129 Street MN29 B
2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN27 B
103 West 127 Street MN25 B
14 West 127 Street MN24 B
22 West 128 Street MN20 A
153 West 132 Street MN20 A
51 West 128 Street MN20 B
141 West 127 Street MN18 B
267 West 144 Street MN18 A
2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
2211 Adam C Powell Blvd MN18 B
2508 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
60 West 128 Street MN16 C
64 West 128 Street MN15 B
79 West 128 Street MN15 A
2014 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 B
238 West 146 Street MN13 B
8 West 132 Street MN10 A
156 West 131 Street MN10 B
305 West 146 Street MN10 A
1983 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 B
408 Lenox Avenue MN9 B
412 Lenox Avenue MN9 C
305 West 138 Street MN8 B
2550 8 Avenue MN8 B
2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 B
2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 A
102 West 129 Street MN5 F
73 West 128 Street MN5 D
347 Lenox Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-11-22Mortgage $3,869,212 — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION $3,869,212
2006-11-22Deed $8,159,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. $8,159,905
2006-11-22SPRD $18,636,105 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to WEST 128TH STREET L.P. $18,636,105
2003-07-17Mortgage $245,832 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA $245,832
2003-07-17Mortgage $158,194 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA $158,194
2003-07-17Mortgage $2,387,166 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, NA $2,387,166
2003-07-17Mortgage $2,299,528 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA $2,299,528

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
14
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017426
2018123
2019235
2020415
2021415
2022224
2023639
202411314
2025246
202611314
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-08-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-08-20HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2026-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-09311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-07-09311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-06-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-07Boiler inspection
2026-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTM
2026-08-20HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2026-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-09311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-07-09311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-06-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-07Boiler inspection
2026-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
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
2025-02-12Boiler inspection
2025-02-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-10Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024
2024-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-27311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash Not Separated from Recycling
2024-03-13Boiler inspection
2024-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2024-02-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED
2024-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2024-02-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTME
2024-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-14311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-03-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-17Boiler inspection
2022
2022-08-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-15Boiler inspection
2022-02-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-06-12311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021-03-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-03Boiler inspection
2020
2020-11-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2020-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-19311: Damaged Tree — Tree Trunk Split
2020-01-16Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-27311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-01Boiler inspection
2019-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-31Boiler inspection
2018-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-22HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2017-08-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-08-11311: Air Quality — Air: Odor, Nail Salon (AD8)
2017-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor, Nail Salon (AD8)
2017-01-09311: Air Quality — Air: Odor, Nail Salon (AD8)
2016
2016-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-19311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-12311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-05311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-03-04311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-02-29311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2015
2015-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-06311: Other Enforcement — ECR Commercial Routing Sticker
2015-02-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-24311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2011
2011-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-11-22Mortgage $3,869,212 — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION$3,869,212
2006-11-22TL&R — from CITIBANK, N.A. to WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP
2006-11-22Deed $8,159,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 128TH STREET L.P.$8,159,905
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, N.A
2006-11-22SPRD $18,636,105 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI to WEST 128TH STREET L.P.$18,636,105
2006-11-22REL — from THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV; THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS
2006-11-22Agreement — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS
2005
2005-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-10Job filed: FILING BOILER, FUEL BURNER, AND FUEL STORAGE WORK TYPES IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION # 103128027. NO CHANGE IN USE. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY. NO C
2004
2004-10-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-10-20Job filed: GAS REPIPE FOR RESIDENTIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT, NEW GAS METERS. NO CHANGE IN USE, NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, NO CHANGE IN MEANS OF EGRESS.$15,000
2004-06-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-06-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-09DECL — from NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO
2003
2003-12-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-09-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-09-19Job filed: FENCE APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #103128027-GUT REHABILITATION OF EXISTING APARTMENTS AND STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, MEANS
2003-07-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-07-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-07-17Mortgage $245,832 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA$245,832
2003-07-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU
2003-07-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-07-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH to CITIBANK, N.A.
2003-07-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-07-17Mortgage $158,194 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA$158,194
2003-07-17AL&R — from CITIBANK, NA to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU; WEST 128TH STREET LLC
2003-07-17DEEDO — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS HOUSING to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU
2003-07-17Mortgage $2,387,166 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, NA$2,387,166
2003-07-17Mortgage $2,299,528 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA$2,299,528
2003-07-17SMIS — from THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV to THE CITY OF NEW YORK HOUSING PRESERVATIO
2003-05-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-05-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2002
2002-04-04Job filed: SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION FOR MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND BOILER.
2002-04-04Job filed: GUT REHAB OF EXISTING APARTMENTS AND STORE. NEW KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, NEW STAIRS. NEW CO REQUIRED.$200,000
2000
2000-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-12-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
1978
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK

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