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385 Convent Avenue

403Records
14City systems
20Open violations
322.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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403 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 114 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1893
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)JML GARDENS LLC
BBL1020610017
BIN1061383

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 322.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% 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 violations20 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · WATER LEAK (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1893)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)JML Gardens 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$389,000 $175,050
2026$415,000 $186,750
2027$436,000 $196,200

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 450 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 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 500 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

385 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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: $3,910,077 on 2020-09-09 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), 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
2020-09-09AL&R $8,000,000 — from ICER OF 160 WEST 141ST ST LLC; JML GARDENS LLC; ICER OF 111 WEST 136TH STREET LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2020-09-09Agreement $8,000,000 — from JML GARDENS LLC; ICER OF 160 WEST 141ST ST LLC; ICER OF 111 WEST 136TH STREET LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2020-09-09Mortgage $3,910,077 — from ICER OF 111 WEST 136TH STREET LLC; JML GARDENS LLC; ICER OF 160 WEST 141ST ST LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $3,910,077
2017-06-23Deed $2,650,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO, INC to JML GARDENS LLC $2,650,000
2017-06-23AL&R $1,675,000 — from JML GARDENS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,675,000
2017-06-23Mortgage $1,675,000 — from JML GARDENS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,675,000
2017-06-12Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $378,571
2012-01-24Mortgage $50,647 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $50,647
2012-01-24Agreement $975,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $975,000
2008-12-04Mortgage $289,052 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $289,052
2008-12-04Agreement $957,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC. to A DIVISION OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $957,000
2008-12-04Agreement $957,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC. to A DIVISION OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $957,000
2005-11-03Agreement $699,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REATLY CO. INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $699,000
2005-11-03Agreement $699,000 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $699,000
2005-11-03Mortgage $416,550 — from RHYMER & RHYMER REALTY CO., INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $416,550

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017255315
201800011
201901012
20202444151
20210460147
20222240228
20230570360
20240540357
20250100313
20261680271
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 318Ownership & money 43Health & systems 27

Every one of the 403 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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