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29 Cornelia Street

960Records
18City systems
4Open violations
118.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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960 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 421 311 service requests, 149 HPD complaints, 129 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1903
Floors6
Res. units26
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)29 CORNELIA PARTNERS LP
BBL1005900045
BIN1010151

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 118.8. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (111) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · ELECTRIC (6) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).

Filed construction activity

$891,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)29 CORNELIA LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent29 CORNELIA LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,222,000 $3,699,900
2026$8,741,000 $3,933,450
2027$8,008,000 $3,603,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sip & GuzzleAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 350 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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.

Report a problem to 311

29 Cornelia Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $132,257 on 2006-04-04 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-14Agreement $2,830,000 — from 29 CORNELIA LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK $2,830,000
2016-02-09Agreement $2,833,302 — from 29 CORNELIA LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,833,302
2016-02-09AL&R $2,833,302 — from 29 CORNELIA LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,833,302
2006-04-04Mortgage $132,257 — from 29 CORNELIA LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $132,257
2006-04-04Agreement $3,400,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 29 CORNELIA LLC $3,400,000
2006-04-04AL&R $3,400,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 29 CORNELIA LLC $3,400,000
2003-06-26Mortgage $2,024,676 — from 29 CORNELIA PARTNERS LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,024,676
1999-03-02Mortgage $386,574 — from 29 CORNELLA PARTNERS, L.P. to MULTILOAN MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $386,574
1989-11-28Mortgage $525,000 — from 29 CORNELIA PARTNERSL P to COMMUNITY NATNL BK &TR $525,000
1989-11-24Mortgage $150,000 — from 29 CORNELIA PARTNES to 29 CORNELIA ST OWNERS CP $150,000
1989-11-24Mortgage $150,000 — from 29 CORNELIA PARTNERS, LP to NAT & BAL ASSOCIATES $150,000
1984-10-01Mortgage $550,000 — from 29 CORNELIA ST OWNRSCP. to CORNELIA ASSOCIATES $550,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201750120320
201832350343
201940280234
202010120215
202168241241
2022819503107
202380630374
20240315303159
202540470354
202600581463
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The full timeline

Construction 107Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 718Ownership & money 67Health & systems 35

Every one of the 960 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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