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34 Convent Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1019680026 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s4
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1983-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Rodent (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$158,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)CONVENT AVENUE FAMILY LIVING CENTER
Head officerGENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agentWEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,557,000 $700,650
2026$1,655,000 $744,750
2027$1,878,000 $845,100

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HPD

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 2014 (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

Subway125 St — A B C D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Convent Av / W 129 St — M104 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 129 St & Convent Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 129 John H. Finley. 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

34 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
409 West 127 Street MN36 B
405 West 127 Street MN36 A
148 West 143 Street MN34 D
220 West 141 Street MN30 C
1496 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
474 West 148 Street MN24 B
152 West 129 Street MN24 B
83 Hamilton Place MN24 A
504 West 135 Street MN24 A
115 West 129 Street MN23 C
93 Hamilton Place MN23 C
1508 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
142 West 143 Street MN20 D
134 West 143 Street MN20 B
204 Bradhurst Avenue MN20 C
138 West 143 Street MN20 B
202 West 133 Street MN20 A
24 Convent Avenue MN20 A
34 Convent Avenue MN20 A
30 Convent Avenue MN20 A
22 Convent Avenue MN19 A
2358 8 Avenue MN19 A
232 West 149 Street MN18 B
1492 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
1488 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 D
102 West 142 Street MN18 C
1528 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
16 Old Broadway MN16 D
653 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
633 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
1524 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
115 West 142 Street MN15 B
625 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
629 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
131 West 142 Street MN13 C
211 West 147 Street MN12 B
509 West 142 Street MN12 C
1671 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
134 West 129 Street MN11 A
138 West 129 Street MN11 B
121 West 129 Street MN11 B
119 West 129 Street MN11 B
135 West 131 Street MN11 A
2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 B
434 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 B
121 West 133 Street MN10 C
124 West 134 Street MN10 C
2492 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
140 West 129 Street MN10 B
158 West 129 Street MN10 C
128 West 134 Street MN10 A
24 West 132 Street MN10 A
1455 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
2502 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
1459 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1457 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 D
2494 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
513 West 145 Street MN8 D
1654 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1638 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C

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Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800145
2019063312
202000033
202100235
202200336
202300246
202400358
202501348
20265114525
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The last 12 months — 28 records

DateRecord
2026-10-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-10-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-10-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING.
2026-09-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING.
2026-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-28Job filed: FACADE REPAIR AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
2026-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-07-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2026-07-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2026-06-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-28311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-05-13311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-05-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-10311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-21311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-03-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-21311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2025-11-06FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-10-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-10-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING.$10,000
2026-09-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING.$10,000
2026-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-28Job filed: FACADE REPAIR AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$138,500
2026-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-07-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2026-07-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2026-06-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-05-28311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-05-13311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2026-05-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-10311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-21311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-03-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-21311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2025-11-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-11311: Mold — Public Complaint - Comm Location
2025-05-01Boiler inspection
2025-05-01Boiler inspection
2025-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-16Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024-05-24311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-05-15Boiler inspection
2024-05-15Boiler inspection
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-29Boiler inspection
2023-06-29Boiler inspection
2023-03-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-26Boiler inspection
2022-01-26Boiler inspection
2021
2021-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-14Boiler inspection
2021-06-14Boiler inspection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-07-07Boiler inspection
2020-07-07Boiler inspection
2020-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-06-19Boiler inspection
2019-06-19Boiler inspection
2019-06-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/ VIOLATION #35415110N ISSUED ON 03/30/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIF
2019-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE AT CELLAR LEVEL IN GAS METER ROOM.NO VENTILATION FOR FRESH AIR ALSO GA
2019-03-26311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2019-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: TELEDYNE LARRS BOILER NOT REGISTERED
2019-02-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSEVED ON 02/ 08/2019 AT ABOVE ADDRESS NO VENTILATION IN GAS METER ROOM. A
2019-01-30311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2019-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-11-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-28Boiler inspection
2018-08-28Boiler inspection
2018-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B101/LAARS TELODYNE PWO175C GAS BOILER INSTALLED WITH OUT WRK PERMIT.PULL PERMIT TO REGISTER BOILER.
2016-12-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B254,15,50A,50B,50C,50D/50A)NO VALVE AT OIL TANK;50B)ALL WATER PIPES NEEDS SUPPORT(NO BAND IRON);50C)NO DO ALL CEMENT ON BOILER DO
2016-10-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — Status Call
2015
2015-12-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-10-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-13311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2013
2013-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2011
2011-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-02311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2010-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2003
2003-01-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-01-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-01-10Job filed: DOMESTIC WATER REPIPE THROUGOUT BUILDING REPLACEMENT OF TUBS,TOILET LEAD BENDS, LAVS, SINKS,REPLACE WATE, VENT, TACKS AND BRANCHES. GAS REPIPE FROM ME$128,300
2002
2002-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-23Job filed: MINOR PARTITION WORK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$60,000
2002-07-23Job filed: MINOR PARTITION WORK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$60,000
2001
2001-05-02HPD class A: SECTION 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1983
1983-11-09HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALLS NEAR STAIRS PUBLIC HALLS ALL STYS.
1977
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1973
1973-08-06Deed — from CAPOZZA, NICCOLA to LEX PAK OPERATING CORP
1973-04-09Deed — from WEST END RLTY EQUITIES; ABRAMCHIK, JULIAN; ABRAMCHIK, ARION to CAPOZZA, NICCOLA
1969
1969-07-21Mortgage assigned — from FRIEDMAN, SYD; FRIEDMAN, SADIE EX AKA to FRIEDMAN, JESS E; FRIEDMAN, JESSE AKA
1969-07-21Mortgage assigned — from FRIEDMAN, JESSE; FRIEDMAN, JESS E to FRIEDMAN, JESSE; FRIEDMAN, ELAINE L TR; FRIEDMAN, ALBERT E TR
1966
1966-09-02Mortgage assigned — from BARRY ASSOCIATES, INC to BOXER, BEATRICE; FRIEDMAN, SADIE EX OF
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL

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