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459 Convent Avenue

114Records
14City systems
15Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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114 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 HPD housing violations, 20 rodent inspections, 19 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1897
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)459 CONVENT AVE, LLC
BBL1020640045
BIN1061554

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. 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 violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (5) · Graffiti (2) · Street Sign (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

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 (1897)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)459 COVENANT AVE LLC
Head officerJOANNE G MCCANN
Managing agentMCCANN REALTY CORP.
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$543,000 $244,350
2026$517,000 $232,650
2027$414,000 $186,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 24% 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 150 St — M3 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 150 St · 350 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

459 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 MCCANN REALTY CORPORATION — 4 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
459 Convent Avenue MN8 A
634 West 138 Street MN6 A
2309 Adam C Powell Blvd MN2 D
3716 White Plains Road BX1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $53,000 on 1988-11-02 (lender: Brown, Dolores and Spence, Franklin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-18Deed $400,000 — from 459 CONVENT AVE, LLC to LURED HOLDING NY LLC $400,000
2026-07-29Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $50,000
1988-11-02Mortgage $39,000 — from KINGSTON, CLIFTON to SPENCE, VIVIAN; BROWN, DOLORES; SPENCE, FRANKLIN $39,000
1988-11-02Mortgage $53,000 — from KINGSTON, CLIFTON to SPENCE, FRANKLIN; BROWN, DOLORES; SPENCE, VIVIAN $53,000
1984-11-07Mortgage $43,000 — from SPENCE, VIVIAN; SPENCE, FRANKLIN to FITTS, RUBY MABEL $43,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800011
20192131016
202002204
202104004
202202024
202303036
202404026
202505027
202605218
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 20Health & systems 20

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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