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129 Edgecombe Avenue

1,932Records
18City systems
17Open violations
814.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,932 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 928 311 service requests, 616 HPD complaints, 213 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC
BBL1020480040
BIN1060913

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 814.4. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations17 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

317 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 93 · winter 2025–26: 19 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
93
’24–25
19
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

$1,245 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

486 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (242) · HEAT/HOT WATER (145) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · Illegal Fireworks (7) · PLUMBING (6).

Filed construction activity

$49,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (10)
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)Icer of Hamilton Heights LLC
Head officerJoseph Jemal
Managing agentLivingston Management Services
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$1,054,800 $474,660
2026$844,000 $379,800
2027$1,013,000 $455,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 — B C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 141 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 141 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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

129 Edgecombe 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

486 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 145 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $847,858 on 2021-06-15 (lender: Walker & Dunlop LLC), 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
2021-06-15Mortgage $847,859 — from ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $847,859
2021-06-15Agreement $21,000,000 — from ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $21,000,000
2019-08-26Mortgage $328,442 — from ICER OF 129 EDGECOMBE LLC to CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. $328,442
2019-08-26Agreement $2,524,000 — from ICER OF 129 EDGECOMBE LLC to CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. $2,524,000
2019-06-18Deed $4,317,000 — from EDGECOMBE/ST. NICHOLAS LLC to ICER OF 129 EDGECOMBE LLC $4,317,000
2019-05-29Sold for $4,317,000 $4,317,000 $431,700
2015-12-02Mortgage $981,435 — from EDGECOMBE/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $981,435
2015-12-02Agreement $2,350,000 — from EDGECOMBE/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,350,000
2015-12-02AL&R $2,350,000 — from EDGECOMBE/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,350,000
2012-12-05Deed $2,089,000 — from MCC2, LLC to EDGECOMBE/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC $2,089,000
2012-12-05Agreement $1,450,000 — from EDGECOMB/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,450,000
2012-12-05Mortgage $385,260 — from EDGECOMB/ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $385,260
2006-08-16Mortgage $1,162,500 — from MCC2, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,162,500
2006-08-16Deed $1,550,000 — from MARCHE LIBRE ASSOCIATES to MCC2, LLC $1,550,000
1991-01-30Mortgage $120,000 — from MARCHE LIBRE ASSOCIATES to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK $120,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173070010
2018002024
20190167317
2020006118
202100196126
202200110010120
202304137016157
20246027206284
202502332014348
20260217906187
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 1,781Ownership & money 43Health & systems 69

Every one of the 1,932 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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