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29 Convent Avenue

461Records
16City systems
95Open violations
22.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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461 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 HPD complaints, 105 HPD housing violations, 95 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)29-33 CONVENT AVENUE
BBL1019680058
BIN1059603

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 22.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations95 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 73 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2002-12-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$376,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (24)
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)29-33 CONVENT AVENUE HDFC
Head officerMAGGIE VILLANE
Managing agentMIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,385,000 $623,250
2026$1,406,000 $632,700
2027$1,428,000 $642,600

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $412,598 a year ($26.74 per sq ft), operating expenses $223,735 ($14.50 per sq ft), net operating income $188,863. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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.

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 — A B C D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 129 St & Convent Ave · 200 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

29 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

17 311 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 York Avenue MN90 A
829 Adee Avenue BX74 A
2661 Marion Avenue BX73 B
2545 Sedgwick Avenue BX62 B
1332 Metropolitan Avenue BX61 A
1054 Southern Boulevard BX55 B
2927 Valentine Avenue BX55 A
1372 Shakespeare Avenue BX51 B
2000 Daly Avenue BX50 C
1 Pennyfield Avenue BX45 A
1635 Lexington Avenue MN42 A
43 East 30 Street MN40 A
1165 Fulton Avenue BX40 C
51 East 131 Street MN39 A
1015 Summit Avenue BX38 A
883 East 165 Street BX38 B
351 West 114 Street MN36 B
2501 Hoffman Street BX27 D
33 Convent Avenue MN24 A
254 East 184 Street BX24 B
518 West 146 Street MN24 B
29 Convent Avenue MN24 A
490 East 181 Street BX24 C
949 Ogden Avenue BX24 C
406 East 184 Street BX23 C
17 Convent Avenue MN21 A
110 Terrace View Avenue MN20 C
518 West 148 Street MN20 A
514 West 148 Street MN20 B
502 West 148 Street MN20 B
244 Elizabeth Street MN19 A
854 Intervale Avenue BX17 A
1898 Longfellow Avenue BX17 B
759 Jennings Street BX16 A
763 Jennings Street BX16 A
3097 Heath Avenue BX16 B
2185 Pacific Street BK16 B
984 Simpson Street BX15 C
154 East 175 Street BX15 F
3240 Netherland Avenue BX15 A
3241 Parkside Place BX15 A
505 West 148 Street MN14 B
431 East 82 Street MN14 A
304 Spring Street MN13 A
1794 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
4961 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX12 A
721 East 6 Street MN12 B
189A West Kingsbridge Rd BX12 A
628 West 238 Street BX12 A
749 Jennings Street BX10 A
139 West 116 Street MN10 B
2116 Honeywell Avenue BX10 C
137 West 116 Street MN10 C
3325 Reservoir Oval West BX9 A
137 East 116 Street MN9 A
244 West 137 Street MN8 A
100 Huron Street BK8 A
866 Union Avenue BX6 B
841 East 218 Street BX6 D
13 Morton Street MN5 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,000 on 1982-02-03 (lender: Convent Avenue Associate), covering 9 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
2024-03-11RPTT&RET $550,000 — from IZQUIERDO, ADRIAN M; TORRES, ALMUDENA V to GUZMAN, SIMON A $550,000
2024-02-29Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $22,917
2022-03-02RPTT&RET $220,000 — from 29-33 CONVENT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to 29-33 CONVENT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $220,000
2022-02-04Sold for $220,000 $220,000 $9,167
2021-10-25RPTT&RET $95,000 — from 29-33 CONVENT AVENUE HDFC to MEDLEY, MARLENE $95,000
2021-10-13Sold for $95,000 $95,000 $3,958
2019-05-15RPTT&RET $182,000 — from 29-33 CONVENT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to GOLLINGS, SEBASTIAN $182,000
2019-04-24Sold for $182,000 $182,000 $7,583
2018-05-30RPTT&RET $350,000 — from ALEXANDER, NAOMI to IZQUIERDO, ADRIAN M; TORRES, ALMUDENA VIDORRETA $350,000
2018-05-17Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $14,583
2017-09-19RPTT&RET $204,000 — from ADAIR, GREGORY D to MARTINEZ, MARIKO SEMBA; MARTINEZ, AMAURY R $204,000
2017-09-19RPTT&RET $204,000 — from ESTATE OF MARIA SION; AMAURY MARTINEZ AS ADMINISTRATOR to ADAIR, GREGORY D $204,000
2017-09-11Sold for $204,000 $204,000 $8,500
2016-12-05RPTT&RET $204,000 — from 29 CONVENT AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to SEMBA MARTINEZ, MARIKO; MARTINEZ, AMAURY R $204,000
2016-10-17Sold for $204,000 $204,000 $8,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703353142
201843402251
2019123322150
202023530159
202100342137
2022004217
20235082217
20240064212
202501280231
20262070211
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 322Ownership & money 32Health & systems 23

Every one of the 461 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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