280 West 127th Street, Manhattan

Small Harlem walk-up coming off a foreclosure sale, sitting on a block with noticeable noise and street activity.

Four-unit Central Harlem walk-up that recently changed hands following a foreclosure stretch. 280 West Harlem Inc. acquired the property from Nationstar Mortgage for $787,500 in late 2025. Three things to know:

New ownership took over in late 2025 following a foreclosure sale. Nationstar Mortgage took title in 2022 before selling to 280 West Harlem Inc. in late 2025 for $787,500. Shifting ownership after foreclosure usually means transitional management and uneven unit conditions.

Street and apartment music noise concentrate heavily on surrounding blocks. Within three blocks of the front door, residents logged 272 residential noise calls and 125 street noise complaints over the last year. Most were tagged as loud music and outdoor parties.

Nearby food establishments drive localized exhaust and odor complaints. Within three blocks, seven food establishment complaints were filed over the past year. Kitchen exhausts and commercial food prep near residential units can push odors through light wells and shared risers.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 118 illegal parking complaints within three blocks last year, led by 46 blocked hydrants
• 42 encampment calls logged across the surrounding three-block radius over the last 12 months
• Four building-level complaints filed in early 2025 covering vacant condition and rat reports, all closed
• The building carries no open housing violations, but street activity on surrounding blocks remains active.

280 West 127th Street is a 4-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019320159). This building is associated with Jay Franhin. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW

The building last changed hands on October 29, 2025 for $587,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 37/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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