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21 Convent Avenue

967Records
17City systems
41Open violations
33Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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967 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 400 311 service requests, 246 HPD complaints, 125 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY
BBL1019680029
BIN1059591

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations41 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2000-10-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$124,380 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)21-25 CONVENT AVE REALTY LLC
Head officerMICHAEL FAUST
Managing agentURBAN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,138,000 $962,100
2026$1,788,000 $804,600
2027$2,023,000 $910,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 — A B C D · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Convent Av / W 129 St — M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 129 St & Convent Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 129 John H. Finley. 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

21 Convent Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 511 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
152 East 171 Street BX76 B
40 St Nicholas Avenue MN51 B
1403 Amsterdam Avenue MN46 A
1610 University Avenue BX45 B
626 West 135 Street MN31 B
78 Ellwood Street MN30 B
464 West 150 Street MN30 B
160 Morningside Avenue MN30 A
25 Convent Avenue MN30 B
72 Ellwood Street MN30 B
470 West 150 Street MN29 A
21 Convent Avenue MN24 B
1002 Garrison Avenue BX21 A
113 Morningside Avenue MN14 B
1862 Lexington Avenue MN8 B
1475 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1860 Lexington Avenue MN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,200,635 on 2020-02-05 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 2 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
2020-02-05AL&R $5,000,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2020-02-05Agreement $5,000,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000,000
2020-02-05Mortgage $3,200,635 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,200,635
2015-06-09Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,000,000
2015-06-09AL&R $2,000,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,000,000
2003-05-19Mortgage $82,512 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $82,512
1997-09-09Mortgage $150,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $150,000
1997-09-09Mortgage $150,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $150,000
1997-09-09Mortgage $492,500 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $492,500
1997-09-09Mortgage $656,500 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $656,500
1997-09-09Mortgage $200,000 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $200,000
1997-09-09Mortgage $492,500 — from 21-25 CONVENT AVE. REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $492,500
1991-10-10Mortgage $425,000 — from V & Z REALTY CORP to MARKHAM MORTGAGE ASC $425,000
1988-04-05Mortgage $175,000 — from 370-378 LENOX AVE CORP to MARKHAM MTGE ASSOCS $175,000
1988-04-05Mortgage $200,000 — from 370-378 LENOX AVE CORP to GOLDBERG, BURTON; GOLDBERG, JOSHUA; VITA, CHARLES $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772171835
201802230530
201902130318
202000226331
202110390444
202200830689
202301420851
202400260632
202503320540
202600130518
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 788Ownership & money 63Health & systems 69

Every one of the 967 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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