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109 West 129 Street

218Records
15City systems
0Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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218 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 29 DOB violations, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST SIDE SPECIAL HOUSING DEVL. FUND COR PORATION
BBL1019140026
BIN1057985, 1087116

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% 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 2.8. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · Missed Collection (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$280,296 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)WEST SIDE SPECIAL HDFC
Head officerPAUL R FREITAG
Managing agentWEST SIDE FEDERATION FOR SR HOUSINGQ
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,255,000 $2,814,750
2026$6,218,000 $2,798,100
2027$6,671,000 $3,001,950

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

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: Malcolm X Blvd / W 129 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 130 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

109 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WEST SIDE FEDERATION SENIOR — 21 buildings, 1,059 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
145 West 108th Street MN199 B
570 East 137 Street BX159 A
2689 Broadway MN135 B
168 West 94 Street MN121 B
1421 College Avenue BX115 B
50 West 107 Street MN84 A
109 West 129 Street MN59 A
17 West 102 Street MN54 A
951 Prospect Avenue BX51 A
208 West 84 Street MN20 B
206 West 84 Street MN18 A
29 West 126 Street MN8 B
459 West 147 Street MN8 B
66 West 126 Street MN8 B
134 West 123 Street MN7 A
44 West 87 Street MN7 A
152 West 123 Street MN6 A
2749 Broadway MN0 —
233 West 120 Street MN0 —
443 West 22 Street MN0 —
2341 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $211,860 on 2008-11-19 (lender: Nys Homeless Hosuing And Assistance Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-11-19Mortgage $211,860 — from WEST SIDE FEDERATIN FOR SENIOR & SUPPORT to NYS HOMELESS HOSUING AND ASSISTANCE CORP $211,860
2002-05-09Mortgage $655,050 — from WEST SIDE SPECIAL HOUSING DVLPMNT FUND C to NYC HPD $655,050
1988-10-04Mortgage $906,449 — from CENTRAL HARLEM SBRNGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $906,449

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017054110
201800134
2019046515
202000729
202101629
2022016310
202300448
2024924419
202500549
2026005510
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 85Ownership & money 11Health & systems 41

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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