660 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 226 311 service requests, 162 HPD complaints, 150 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 117.2. 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 | 30 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · ELECTRIC (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Noise (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).
$558,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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) | AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP. |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $727,000 | $327,150 |
| 2026 | $773,000 | $347,850 |
| 2027 | $764,000 | $343,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 129 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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.
138 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 |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,143,766 on 2024-07-16 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-16 | Deed $9,494,767 — from WHGA GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN | $9,494,767 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Mortgage $4,228,849 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $4,228,849 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Mortgage $43,817,868 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $43,817,868 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Mortgage $3,143,766 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $3,143,766 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Agreement $69,781 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $69,781 | |
| 2024-07-16 | M&CON $6,598,427 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,598,427 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Agreement $167,980 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $167,980 | |
| 2024-07-16 | M&CON $16,202,420 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $16,202,420 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Agreement $163,503 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $163,503 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Mortgage $12,074,651 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $12,074,651 | |
| 2024-06-27 | Sold for $9,494,767 | $9,494,767 | $863,161 |
| 2010-07-20 | RPTT&RET $5,020,496 — from NATIONAL EQUITY FUND 1988 LIMITED PARTNE to WHGA GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM | $5,020,496 | |
| 2010-07-20 | Mortgage $809,943 — from WHGA GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $809,943 | |
| 2010-07-20 | Agreement $5,071,208 — from WHGA GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,071,208 | |
| 1989-01-13 | Mortgage $5,806,444 — from THIRD W HARLM RNVTNASSC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $5,806,444 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 73 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 85 |
Every one of the 660 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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