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401 West 130 Street

324Records
17City systems
11Open violations
27.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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324 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 311 service requests, 54 HPD housing violations, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)129TH STREET CLUSTERASSOCAITES,L.P.
BBL1019150029
BIN1058043

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.1. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-23.
Active vacate order3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (9) · Illegal Fireworks (5) · Street Condition (4) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$204,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (23)
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 LP ASSOC
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$1,597,000 $718,650
2026$1,377,000 $619,650
2027$1,423,000 $640,350

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 129 St — M7 M102 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & 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

401 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $4,408,457 on 2007-07-03 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 4 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
2007-07-03SPRD $9,023,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 129TH STREET CLUSTER ASSOCIATES L.P. $9,023,000
2007-07-03Agreement $9,023,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 129TH STREET CLUSTER ASSOCIATES L.P. $9,023,000
2007-07-03Mortgage $4,408,457 — from 129TH STREET CLUSTER ASSOCIATES L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,408,457
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
2017001012
201800110112
201901141319
202000320133
202100120113
202202340137
202322280234
202411160018
202502190122
202600220022
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 245Ownership & money 20Health & systems 19

Every one of the 324 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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