128 West 109 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01863-0049BIN 1056018Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0119 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 30 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 evictions executed in the last 3 years

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 OATH/ECB 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 — of about 30 apartments.

2018 — 30 units registered2023 — 29

421-a tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

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

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 18 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 building40 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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. This tax lot has 3 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition23

Heat/Hot Water19

Paint/Plaster9

Flooring/Stairs7

Water Leak6

Plumbing6

Appliance4

Door/Window3

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

1197

Noise reports · last 12 mo

100

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential585

Street/Sidewalk331

Unspecified119

Commercial93

Vehicle59

Park7

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

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

325

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony90

Misdemeanor157

Violation78

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

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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-22Apt 1Cresidential

2026-03-30Apt 3Dresidential

2025-11-03Apt #4Aresidential

2024-02-15Apt 1Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

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 2024-09-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-05-17

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-02-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-01-26

Heat / hot water

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MANDELA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC

Head officer

ROBIN BAEZ

Managing agent

MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

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

102 WEST 109 STREETMANHATTAN 103 WEST 104 STREETMANHATTAN 105 WEST 104 STREETMANHATTAN 106 WEST 109 STREETMANHATTAN 107 WEST 104 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-06-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2012-06-25 · $315,211

Sale2012-06-25no recorded price

MANDELA HOUSING COMPANY, L.P. → MANDELA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC

Mortgage2012-06-25$315,211

borrower MANDELA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, INC · lender DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D., THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Mortgage1992-07-07$20,500

borrower MANDELA HOUSING CO LP · lender CITY OF NEW YORKHPD

Sale1992-06-30no recorded price

CITY OF NEW YORK → MANDELA HOUSING CO LP

Sale1978-05-25no recorded price

COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY → CITY OF NEW YORK

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale