1,274 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 689 HPD complaints, 220 HPD housing violations, 168 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.4. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Dead Animal (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS, HDFC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,344,000 | $1,054,800 |
| 2026 | $2,454,000 | $1,104,300 |
| 2027 | $2,554,000 | $1,149,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 125 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 129 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 300 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.
53 West 129 Street
| 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 |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $670,000 on 2022-06-10 (lender: The City Of New York Dept Of Hpd), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-10 | RPTT&RET $2,510 — from WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOP to DIABATE, BATIEMOKO | $2,510 | |
| 2023-09-18 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOP to NDIAYE, FALLOU | $2,500 | |
| 2023-08-25 | Sold for $2,500 | $2,500 | $104 |
| 2023-05-24 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOP to CISSE, CHERIF | $2,500 | |
| 2023-05-09 | Sold for $2,500 | $2,500 | $104 |
| 2023-02-28 | RPTT&RET $178,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LANDESS, JEREMY; CHARCOT-LANDESS, IRYNA I | $178,500 | |
| 2023-02-15 | Sold for $178,500 | $178,500 | $7,438 |
| 2022-12-12 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOP to SECK, PAPA | $2,500 | |
| 2022-12-12 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to WHITE, RONALD | $2,500 | |
| 2022-12-09 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THOMPSON, INGRID | $2,500 | |
| 2022-12-09 | RPTT&RET $2,510 — from WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LESANE, TYECIA | $2,510 | |
| 2022-12-01 | RPTT&RET $2,510 — from WEST 129TH STREET OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOP to DIOUF, ABDOULAYE; BEYE, AISSATOU | $2,510 | |
| 2022-11-22 | Sold for $2,510 | $2,510 | $105 |
| 2022-11-15 | Sold for $2,500 | $2,500 | $104 |
| 2022-11-15 | Sold for $2,510 | $2,510 | $105 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 2 | 53 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 1,274 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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