46 West 129 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01726-0061BIN 1053710

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0410 active DOB violation(s)
054 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 29 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 29 apartments.

2018 — 29 units registered2023 — 29

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 35 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building30 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

131

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2026-06-01

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-01

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKSET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2026-05-04

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2025-09-29

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

112

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water40

Unsanitary Condition15

Plumbing14

Appliance9

Paint/Plaster9

Flooring/Stairs6

Door/Window5

Water Leak5

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1013

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential336

Street/Sidewalk307

Commercial215

Unspecified107

Vehicle41

House of Worship4

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

468

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony153

Misdemeanor217

Violation98

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

2021–20220 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-05-12

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ON EXP 1 NORTH ELEVATION - BULGING MASONRY ON 6TH FLOOR NORTH WEST CORNER OF BLDG. EXP 4 WEST ELEVATION SPALLING STUCCO 6TH FLOOR AT NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WEST END OF EXPOSURE. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FACADE AND APPURTENANCES

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-03-21

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTE AT TIME O F INSPECTION,OBSERVED MULTIPLE AREAS OF CRACKED STUCCO AT EXP4 AT VARI OUS LEVELS OF FACADE.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-10-02

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 4 (W. ELEV) (2) ARES OF SPALLING STUCCO. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2015-02-18

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

West 128th Street LP

Head officer

Francis Synmoie

Managing agent

Dwelling Place Properties LLC

30 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

103 WEST 127 STREETMANHATTAN 14 WEST 127 STREETMANHATTAN 141 WEST 127 STREETMANHATTAN 153 WEST 132 STREETMANHATTAN 156 WEST 131 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$16,624

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22026-04-20$10,000 due

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22024-01-16$374 due

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22022-12-02$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 22016-11-03$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2006-10-30 · $8,159,905

Most recent mortgage2006-10-30 · $3,869,212

Sale2006-10-30$8,159,905

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND → WEST 128TH STREET L.P.

Mortgage2006-10-30$3,869,212

borrower WEST 128TH STREET L.P. · lender DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION, THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage2003-05-28$245,832

borrower WEST 128TH STREET LLC, NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender CITIBANK, NA

Mortgage2003-05-28$158,194

borrower WEST 128TH STREET LLC, NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender CITIBANK, NA

Mortgage2003-05-28$2,387,166

borrower WEST 128TH STREET LLC, NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender CITIBANK, NA

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale