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20 West 129 Street

2,973Records
17City systems
42Open violations
327.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,973 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,766 311 service requests, 634 HPD complaints, 396 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1909
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC.
BBL1017260049
BIN1053701

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 327.8. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

163 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 53). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

32
’23–24
36
’24–25
53
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

665 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (485) · HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · APPLIANCE (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · ELECTRIC (10).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentGenesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,739,000 $782,550
2026$1,801,000 $810,450
2027$1,427,000 $642,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 130 St — M1 · 450 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 131 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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

20 West 129 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

665 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 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 GENESIS Y15 OWNERS, LLC — 25 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C9 · D6 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2094 5 Avenue MN27 C
28 West 131 Street MN25 C
147 West 127 Street MN24 C
28 West 127 Street MN24 B
104 West 138 Street MN24 C
131 West 137 Street MN21 C
20 West 129 Street MN18 C
105 West 137 Street MN18 C
65 West 127 Street MN18 C
2467 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 D
69 West 130 Street MN14 D
103 West 137 Street MN10 B
125 West 137 Street MN10 B
127 West 137 Street MN10 B
418 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 C
2407 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2451 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
4 West 131 Street MN8 D
71 West 131 Street MN5 D
26 West 129 Street MN4 F
8 West 131 Street MN4 F
73 West 131 Street MN4 D
72 West 131 Street MN4 B
30 West 129 Street MN4 F
24 West 129 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $829,964 on 2018-09-13 (lender: Harlem Congregations For Community Improvement INC), covering 29 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-13Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $829,964
2018-09-13Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,404,049
2018-09-13Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,949,045
2016-06-13RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE $22,748,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $28,638,094
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,306,906
2015-07-28Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,161,648
2015-07-28Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $455,004
2015-07-28SPRD $2,702,066 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $2,702,066
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $5,355,000
2015-05-27SMTG $2,576,000 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,576,000
2015-05-27Mortgage $3,997,205 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY ACQUISITION FUND LLC $3,997,205
2015-05-27Agreement $2,576,000 — from 129-SIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC $2,576,000
2015-05-27Deed $3,300,000 — from 129-SIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC $3,300,000
2000-03-07Mortgage $2,576,000 — from 129 SIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NYC HPD $2,576,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711790182
201800674576
201901480554
20200012002122
20210024702249
20220117603180
20230162015627
20240140404409
20250116804173
20260013004134
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 2,847Ownership & money 43Health & systems 45

Every one of the 2,973 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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