98 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 311 service requests, 20 rodent inspections, 19 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 97.5. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Consumer Complaint (1).
$6,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CENTRAL HARLEM H.D.F.C., INC |
| Head officer | PAUL A MOORE |
| Managing agent | U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-09-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $474,000 | $213,300 |
| 2026 | $394,000 | $177,300 |
| 2027 | $462,000 | $207,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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 — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 129 St — M1 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 128 St & Madison Ave · 400 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.
27 East 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 41 buildings, 1,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,885,000 on 1997-04-18 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-18 | Mortgage $2,885,000 — from CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD | $2,885,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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