595 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 87 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 173.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1978-09-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (12) · ELECTRIC (8) · Graffiti (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$9,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | TARA DEXTER |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,627,000 | $1,632,150 |
| 2026 | $3,869,000 | $1,741,050 |
| 2027 | $4,079,000 | $1,835,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Astor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / Saint Marks Pl — M15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Marks Pl & 1 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
129 1 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Managed by LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,631,399 on 2019-09-19 (lender: Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC), covering 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-19 | AL&R $85,500,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC; VILLAGE JV 191-193 AVENUE A LLC; VILLAGE JV 500 EAST 11TH to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $85,500,000 | |
| 2019-09-19 | Agreement $85,500,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC; VILLAGE JV 201 EAST 2ND LLC; VILLAGE JV 435 EAST 12TH LLC to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $85,500,000 | |
| 2019-09-19 | Mortgage $6,631,399 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC; VILLAGE JV 143 FIRST AVENUE LLC; VILLAGE JV 500 EAST 11TH to ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC | $6,631,399 | |
| 2015-03-20 | AL&R $4,775,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,775,000 | |
| 2015-03-20 | Agreement $4,775,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,775,000 | |
| 2015-03-20 | Mortgage $1,296,075 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,296,075 | |
| 2013-03-08 | Mortgage $845,806 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $845,806 | |
| 2013-03-08 | Deed $4,653,771 — from 129 FIRST AVENUE OWNER LLC to VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC | $4,653,771 | |
| 2013-03-08 | Agreement $3,550,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,550,000 | |
| 2013-03-08 | AL&R $3,550,000 — from VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,550,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 435 EAST 12TH OWNER LLC; 518 EAST 13TH OWNER LLC; 165 AVENUE A OWNER LLC; 167 AVENUE A OWN | $13,500,000 | |
| 2012-09-18 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 338 EAST 11TH OWNER LLC; 518 EAST 13TH OWNER LLC; 167 AVENUE A OWNER LLC; 129 FIRST AVENUE | $13,500,000 | |
| 2012-08-22 | Mortgage $380,000 — from 129 FIRST AVENUE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $380,000 | |
| 2012-06-05 | Agreement $55,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 435 EAST 12TH OWNER LLC; 508 EAST 12TH OWNER LLC; 165 AVENUE A OWNER LLC; 23 AVENUE A OWNE | $55,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | Agreement $2,360,000 — from 129 FIRST AVENUE OWNER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,360,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 7 | 88 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 595 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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