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229 East 29 Street

737Records
15City systems
31Open violations
4.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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737 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 122 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units113
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)229 E 29 OWNERS CORP
BBL1009100014
BIN1019923

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.9. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$31,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (13) · Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Encampment (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$22,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (113)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)229 EAST 29 OWNERS CORP
Head officerCARMENCITA PARULI
Managing agentRVP MANAGEMENT
Last registered2018-03-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,553,000 $7,448,850
2026$17,032,000 $7,664,400
2027$18,726,000 $8,426,700

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,011,470 a year ($54.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,083,527 ($19.44 per sq ft), net operating income $1,927,943. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 29 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 29 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

229 East 29 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RVP MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 148 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
229 East 29 Street MN113 A
446 Central Park West MN35 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $639,881 on 2022-10-04 (lender: Astoria Bank and Sterling National Bank, A National Banking Associa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-16RPTT&RET $477,500 — from LANGE, JEAN C. to HJALMARSSON, ALEXANDER $477,500
2026-04-09Sold for $477,500 $477,500 $4,226
2026-04-03RPTT&RET $353,000 — from LANGE, JEAN C to SHISO LEAF KIPS BAY LLC $353,000
2026-03-31Sold for $353,000 $353,000 $3,124
2026-02-27RPTT&RET $330,000 — from KATO, YOSHIE to KIM, KATIE; KIM, TONY $330,000
2026-02-05RPTT&RET $499,000 — from D'ANIELLO, GIANLUCA to UCCIFERRI-ALBANO, NICOLE $499,000
2026-01-29Sold for $499,000 $499,000 $4,416
2025-10-14Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $2,920
2024-11-08RPTT&RET $365,000 — from LYNES, ERIC to FRATTO, LAUREN $365,000
2024-11-04Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $3,230
2023-10-19RPTT&RET $368,000 — from LAI, KWOK YIN M to LEE FAMILY FLORIDA, LLC $368,000
2023-10-11Sold for $368,000 $368,000 $3,257
2023-09-13RPTT&RET $490,000 — from UKP REALTY CORP. to BLUMBERG, ABBY GAIL $490,000
2023-05-31RPTT&RET $112,500 — from KATO, YOSHIE; ONO, NARUMI to KATO, YOSHIE $112,500
2023-05-17Sold for $112,500 $112,500 $996

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710324441
2018011761135
2019032610140
202001610870
202104705281
202208238241
202305266138
202400132318
202507353247
2026002010333
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 436Ownership & money 149Health & systems 43

Every one of the 737 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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