The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.7. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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: Missed Collection (2) · Street Sign (1) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
Filed construction activity
$143,729 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
No
421-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)
418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC
Head officer
SANDRA HARRIS
Managing agent
Finger Management Realty LLC
Last registered
2025-08-15
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,957,000
$880,650
2026
$2,081,000
$936,450
2027
$2,166,000
$974,700
The city's market estimate has risen
11% 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
Subway
125 St — A B C D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Convent Av / W 129 St — M104 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
W 129 St & Convent Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
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.
2023-07-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDE$9,000
2023-06-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$9,000
2023-06-06RPTT $391,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to WATSON, HANNAH Y; BOSWELL, DAVIDSON$391,000
2021-05-03RPTT $350,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to FRASER-COLLINS, SHIRLEY G; COLLINS, EOIN R$350,000
2021-04-22Sold for $350,000$350,000
2021-04-20Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-04-19Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2021-04-09Job filed: ROPOSED GRINDING AND POINTING AS PER PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$13,000
2021-04-09Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$9,000
2021-02-11RPTT $365,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to KRIEWALL, JACLYNSUE$365,000
2021-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-01-26Sold for $365,000$365,000
2020
2020-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-21311: Water Quality — unknown odor/taste in drinking water (QA6)
2020-10-23311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020-09-24Boiler inspection
2020-07-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-03-04SAGE — from 129TH STREET HDFC, 418 WEST to TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC
2020-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-01-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019
2019-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-25Boiler inspection
2019-08-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON EXISTING ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS. NO CHANGE IN BULK.$73,729
2019-03-29311: Building Marshals office — Illegal Activity
2019-03-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-28Job filed: FILING APPLICATION FOR PARTITION WORK AT APARTMENT 1A ON 1ST FLOOR TO ADDRESS OPEN VIOLATION #35250362R. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2018-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-09Boiler inspection
2018-04-27ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: OBSERVED THE REMOVAL OF A PARTITION WALL IN THE LIVING ROOM APPROXIMATELY 10FEET HIGH BY 12FEET LONG$500
2018-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2018-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-09RPTT&RET $273,000 — from SANDRA HARRIS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ARTHUR KEYES to CHATMAN, HEATHER$273,000
2018-03-28Sold for $273,000$273,000
2017
2017-11-28RPTT&RET $335,000 — from INGRAM , JOHN to PADDOCK , TOMMY KITARO TAKAYASU$335,000
2017-11-16Boiler inspection
2017-06-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-05-10311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2017-05-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-04-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-04-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-04-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-03-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016
2016-10-27HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-06-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-03-08HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2016-03-08HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2016-03-08HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2016-03-08HPD class A: SECTION 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER O
2016-03-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-03-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-12-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-12-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-02311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 2-PIECE BATHROOM (LAVATORY & WATER CLOSET) IN CELLAR. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY, OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$9,500
2012-01-13RPTT $212,500 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to CALIN, SIMINA$212,500
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-10-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2011-10-24ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: INSTALLED 2 PC BATHROOM AT WEST SIDE OF CELLAR. REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT AND EITHER LEGALIZE CURRENT CONDIT$200
2010-06-16RPTT $205,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to MCDONALD, CHARLES A$205,000
2010-05-12RPTT $200,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to MANIO, GEORGEANNA; MANIO, ARACELI$200,000
2010-04-22RPTT $200,000 — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HDFC to TESSLER, RINA$200,000
2010-03-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-08-11Agreement — from 418 WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HOU
2009-08-11Deed $5,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 418 WEST 129TH STREET HOUSING$5,000
2009-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-05-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTORS SIGN.
2008-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-21DOB violation C:
2007-07-21DOB violation C:
2007-07-21ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING.ON INSPECTION APPROX 8'HIGH PILE OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRI,WOOD 2X12,STORED AT REAR AND FRON$500
2007-06-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-06-15Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2007-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-05-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-05-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-06-15Job filed: Repair collapsing retaining wall at rear of building. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$120,000
2006-06-07Job filed: BOILER AND MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING.
2006-06-07Job filed: PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING.
2006-06-07Job filed: BOILER AND MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUCTION WITH REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING.
2006-05-04DOB violation C:
2005
2005-12-13Job filed: REHABILITATION OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING$2,000,000
2005-06-08ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT NOTED: CRACKS IN THE STONE RUBBLE RETAINING WALL APPROX. 1/8 IN THE 20-0"HIGH AND 55'-0"LONG, AND THE
2005-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
2005-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1986
1986-04-09Mortgage assigned — from JAPHE, STEPHEN; WEINFELD, MORRIS to NESFIELD, EDISON
1981
1981-04-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER FNCE NYC to CITY OF NEW YORK
1980
1980-07-08Agreement — from CONVENT AVENUE ASSOCIATE to JAPHE, STEPHEN; WEINFELD, MORRIS
1980-07-08Deed — from 33 CONVENT AVENUE INC to CONVENT AVENUE ASSOCS
1979
1979-11-19Mortgage assigned — from JAPHE, STEPHEN to WEINFELD, MORRIS
1979-11-19Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE SAVINGS BANKDBA to JAPHE, STEPHEN
1973
1973-10-05Agreement — from 33 CONVENT AVE INC to EMPIRE SAVINGS BANK