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172 West 130 Street

738Records
16City systems
14Open violations
137.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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738 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 260 311 service requests, 229 HPD complaints, 142 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)129TH STREET CLUSTERASSOCIATES, L.P.
BBL1019140061
BIN1058008

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 137.8. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2005-10-27.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
7
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,810 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)129TH STREET CLUSTER ASS LP
Head officerSHAUN D COVINGTON
Managing agentCOVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC.
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,364,000 $613,800
2026$1,287,000 $579,150
2027$1,509,000 $679,050

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 129 St — M2 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 130 St · 200 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

172 West 130 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

58 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC. — 37 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B8 · C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 Mt Morris Park West MN32 B
38 West 129 Street MN30 B
47 West 129 Street MN25 A
35 West 129 Street MN25 B
34 West 129 Street MN25 A
127 West 133 Street MN24 C
213 West 111 Street MN24 A
46 Rivington Street MN24 A
401 West 130 Street MN23 B
104 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
266 West 123 Street MN20 B
375 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
200 West 112 Street MN18 A
207 West 147 Street MN15 A
1965 Madison Avenue MN15 C
108 West 114 Street MN15 A
2046 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
252 West 123 Street MN12 A
137 West 128 Street MN11 A
211 West 115 Street MN10 A
311 West 128 Street MN10 A
145 West 111 Street MN10 A
655 Riverside Drive MN10 A
1842 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
310 West 128 Street MN9 A
2364 8 Avenue MN8 A
111 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2052 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 A
172 West 130 Street MN8 C
66 West 116 Street MN8 B
64 West 116 Street MN8 B
2276 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN6 A
1963 Madison Avenue MN5 B
314 West 112 Street MN5 A
152 West 130 Street MN4 D
111 West 126 Street MN4 D
150 West 130 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,926,035 on 1999-05-13 (lender: NYC 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-05-13Mortgage $1,926,035 — from 129TH STREET CLUSTERASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD $1,926,035
1998-09-18Mortgage $1,694,921 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVPMNT ; PASCAL REALTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to CITIBANK, NA $1,694,921
1998-09-18Mortgage $10,705,689 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVPMNT ; PASCAL REALTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION to CITIBANK, NA $10,705,689

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720720175
201801220124
2019012148
202000110112
202100170118
202200610869
2023022101437
202400260228
202506810289
202600240226
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 643Ownership & money 22Health & systems 43

Every one of the 738 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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