849 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 443 311 service requests, 160 HPD housing violations, 49 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 11.2. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 151 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 85 class B, 47 class A. Oldest open since 1975-05-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Elevator (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (8).
$3,382,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | Restoring Communities HDFC |
| Head officer | Salvatore DAvola |
| Managing agent | Banana Kelly CIA Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-06-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,006,000 | $1,802,700 |
| 2026 | $4,040,000 | $1,818,000 |
| 2027 | $4,205,000 | $1,892,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI · HPD
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.
| Subway | 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 129 St — M1 · 200 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.
51 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 |
95 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,056,468 on 2025-01-08 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Mortgage $2,056,468 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,056,468 | |
| 2025-01-08 | Mortgage $28,843,343 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; BK ANCP PROJECT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to PONCE BANK | $28,843,343 | |
| 2025-01-08 | AL&R $4,391,643 — from BK ANCP PROJECT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to PONCE BANK | $4,391,643 | |
| 2025-01-08 | Mortgage $4,013,638 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; BK ANCP PROJECT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to PONCE BANK | $4,013,638 | |
| 2025-01-08 | Mortgage $378,015 — from BK ANCP PROJECT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to PONCE BANK | $378,015 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 9 | 125 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 35 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Every one of the 849 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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