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129 Wadsworth Avenue

2,645Records
21City systems
21Open violations
162.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,016 HPD complaints, 922 311 service requests, 352 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)129 WADSWORTH MNGNTCORP
BBL1021620032
BIN1063896

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 162.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-15.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

170 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 156).

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

144 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (84) · Noise (22) · Water System (16) · Illegal Parking (7) · Elevator (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$362,778 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)129 WADSWORTH MGMT CORP
Head officerJOHN APOSTOLOS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,737,000 $781,650
2026$1,414,000 $636,300
2027$1,555,000 $699,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 179 St / Wadsworth Av — M98 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWadsworth Ave & W 179 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 103, 132
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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 Wadsworth 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

144 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 84 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,209,578 on 2014-05-19 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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
2019-07-24Agreement $2,768,509 — from 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE REALTY CORP.; 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,768,509
2014-05-19Agreement $3,100,000 — from 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP.; 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,100,000
2014-05-19Mortgage $1,209,578 — from 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP.; 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE. REALTY CORP.; 621 MANAGEMENT INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,209,578
2009-12-11AL&R $2,000,000 — from 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE. REALTY CORP.; 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP. to ALMA BANK $2,000,000
2009-12-11Mortgage $747,390 — from 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP.; 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE. REALTY CORP. to ALMA BANK $747,390
2009-12-03Agreement $2,000,000 — from 123-125 WADSWORTH AVE. REALTY CORP; 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGMENT CORP. to ALMA BANK $2,000,000
2005-02-11Agreement $1,400,000 — from 123-125 WADSWORTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP.; 621 MANAGEMENT INC. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,400,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $1,132,644 — from 621 MANAGEMENT INC.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP.; 123-125 WADSWORTH AVENUE REALTY CORP. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,132,644
1999-07-08Mortgage $423,000 — from 123-125 WADSWORTH MANMAGEMENT CORP.; 129 WADSWORTH MANAGEMENT CORP. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $423,000
1990-07-24Mortgage $280,000 — from 129 WADSWORTH MNGT CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $280,000
1990-04-10Mortgage $150,000 — from 129 WADSWORTH MNGMNTCRP to MARATHON NATIONAL BKNY $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711121804234
201812128506304
20191119415202
20200326603272
20210122401226
202201360845
202301670977
2024654401368
20255114123152
20260210401107
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 123Housing & tenants 2,367Ownership & money 39Health & systems 68

Every one of the 2,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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