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369 Convent Avenue

977Records
17City systems
30Open violations
153.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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977 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 349 311 service requests, 345 HPD complaints, 177 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1898
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC
BBL1020600047
BIN1061362

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 153.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations30 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-26.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

87 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

31
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · New Tree Request (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Noise (3) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC
Head officerSTEPHEN R KRAUS
Managing agentASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,002,000 $900,900
2026$2,626,000 $1,181,700
2027$2,749,000 $1,237,050

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Convent Av — Bx19 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. 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

369 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2070 Adam C Powell Blvd MN187 C
1674 Macombs Road BX65 B
755 East 168 Street BX62 B
225 West 123 Street MN60 B
57 West 175 Street BX54 A
144 Hamilton Place MN54 C
1664 Macombs Road BX53 A
1204 Union Avenue BX48 A
594 Riverside Drive MN36 B
213 South 3 Street BK35 A
135 Hamilton Place MN35 D
409 Hewes Street BK35 A
367 South 2 Street BK35 B
362 South 2 Street BK30 A
395 South 3 Street BK30 A
1215 Union Avenue BX30 B
408 South 2 Street BK30 A
350 Keap Street BK29 A
354 South 2 Street BK29 A
399 Hewes Street BK29 B
347 South 3 Street BK29 B
247 South 3 Street BK29 A
358 South 2 Street BK27 A
289 South 1 Street BK24 B
366 South 2 Street BK24 C
359 South 2 Street BK24 B
276 South 1 Street BK24 A
260 South 1 Street BK24 B
370 South 2 Street BK24 C
402 South 2 Street BK24 A
264 South 1 Street BK24 B
355 South 2 Street BK24 B
262 South 1 Street BK24 B
373 South 2 Street BK22 B
279 South 1 Street BK22 B
389 South 2 Street BK22 B
385 South 2 Street BK22 A
369 Convent Avenue MN21 C
244 South 3 Street BK21 B
287 South 1 Street BK9 B
285 South 1 Street BK5 F
283 South 1 Street BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2018-01-26 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-26Mortgage $250,000 — from 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $250,000
2018-01-26Agreement $3,350,000 — from 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,350,000
2018-01-26AL&R $3,350,000 — from 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,350,000
2016-01-12Deed $4,500,000 — from 373 CONVENT AVENUE CORP. to 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC $4,500,000
2016-01-12Mortgage $3,100,000 — from 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,100,000
2016-01-12AL&R $3,100,000 — from 369 CONVENT AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704170324
201816584271
201910150117
202000680169
202100680371
202200190221
202303470454
202400534562
202500570461
202600350136
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 887Ownership & money 33Health & systems 36

Every one of the 977 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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