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 violations
6 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1925)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
Yes
421-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 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
$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 fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
125 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 127 St — M7 M102 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Lenox Ave & W 126 St · 400 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.
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.
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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2006-11-22
Mortgage $3,869,212 — from WEST 128TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION
$3,869,212
2006-11-22
Deed $8,159,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 128TH STREET L.P.
$8,159,905
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
2003-07-17
Mortgage $245,832 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA
$245,832
2003-07-17
Mortgage $158,194 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA
$158,194
2003-07-17
Mortgage $2,387,166 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 128TH STREET LLC to CITIBANK, NA
$2,387,166
2003-07-17
Mortgage $2,299,528 — from WEST 128TH STREET LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITIBANK, NA
$2,299,528
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
14
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
2
6
2018
1
2
3
2019
2
3
5
2020
4
1
5
2021
4
1
5
2022
2
2
4
2023
6
3
9
2024
11
3
14
2025
2
4
6
2026
11
3
14
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HPD 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
2026-08-20
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 IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2026-08-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-09
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-07-09
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09
311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-07-09
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-07-09
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-06-01
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-01
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-03-07
Boiler inspection
2026-02-11
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-23
Bedbug 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
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
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
2023-04-14311: 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
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)
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