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153 West 129th Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1019140011 | BIN 1087399
HPD data as of November 4, 2026
B+
Compliance verdict — Minor issues only — 8 open, none hazardous

City records show open housing-code violations at this building.

8 open HPD violations on record: 6 Class A (non-hazardous) and 2 Class I (orders).

Most serious recent open violation (Class I): Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class A): 2,029 days (about 6 years), on record since 2021.

Violation figures current as of Nov 4, 2026.

A 3-unit building, built in 2000.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 2 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
982
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
—
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
3
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
196
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
2000
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
89 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 2000 as the year built — newer than 90% of the 1,388 buildings we cover in ZIP 10027.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 7, 2026.

153 West 129th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 125 St (2,3) (5-minute walk), served by the 2 and 3 lines.

What's the closest subway to 153 West 129th Street?
125 St (2,3) — a 5-minute walk (393m) from 153 West 129th Street. Served by the 2 and 3 lines.
Is 153 West 129th Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
No — built in 2000, after the 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Standard NYC paint regulations apply. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total9
Open8
Closed1

Oldest open violation: April 2021 · Most recent: May 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-05-08 Class A · 184 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2025-11-17 Class I · 356 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2025-06-13 Class A · 513 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2024-11-22 Class I · 716 days open "§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20…"
  • 2024-04-16 Class A · 936 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 20, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class I · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
  • Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other1
Plumbing1
Heat0
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-07-01 · Apt 1STFLO · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-07-01 · Apt 1STFLO · NON EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-07-01 · Apt 1STFLO · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total2
Open2
Closed0
Complaints
Total1
Open (active)0
Closed1
Recent open violations
  • 2005-12-08 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
  • 2005-12-02 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
DOB data as of November 4, 2026 — last checked against the Department of Buildings on that date; the records were unchanged.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file1
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 1)
20190 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2000, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built2000 (26 yr old)
Building classC0 — Walk-up apartment
Floors3
Residential units3
Building area (sqft)2,760
Lot area (sqft)2,498
Owner of record (PLUTO)EDWARD OLU GARTIN AS TRUSTEE
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusNot registered as rent-stabilized
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total196999
Violent25104
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)05
Felonies71296
Misdemeanors77448
Violations43204
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 204
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 141
  • PETIT LARCENY: 126
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 81
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 67
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 63,538 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls982
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 176
  • Noise - Residential: 105
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 95
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 51
  • Illegal Parking: 42
By category
Other697
Noise207
Parking44
Rats16
Homeless13
Drinking2
Construction2
Drug1
Trash0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints207
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential105
Street Sidewalk95
Vehicle7
Commercial0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 2169 A C P JR BLVD 105m · $400–600/mo licensee: CELLFIX WIRELESS LLC
  • 2215 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR BLVD 148m · $400–600/mo licensee: CORONA, LORENZO A
  • 380 LENOX AVENUE 187m · $400–600/mo licensee: 380 LENOX MEAT CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)4
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 2 min (171m) · District 84
  • P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman Pre-K-5 · 4 min (304m) · District 5
  • P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune Pre-K-5 · 5 min (405m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 2 min (171m) · District 84
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 4 min (304m) · District 84
  • I S 275 6-8 · 5 min (381m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 2 min (171m) · District 84
  • Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School 6-12 · 4 min (304m) · District 84
  • Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem 6-12 · 8 min (676m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines6
Lines served: 2 · 3 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 393m · 5 min walk
  • 135 St 2, 3 · 512m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St A, C, B, D · 581m · 7 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby89
Eating (55) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants33
Fast food22
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)18
→ Supermarkets7
→ Convenience11
Pharmacies5
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (14 places selling coffee, of which 11 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby50
A: 33 B: 3 C: 1 Pending: 13
Sample
  • Grade A Starbucks · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Sylvia's · Soul Food
  • Grade A Hong Cheong · Chinese
  • Grade A Harlem Bar-B-Q / Nabe Harlem · Barbecue
  • Grade A Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill · Caribbean
  • Grade A Jacob Soul Food Restaurant · Soul Food
  • Grade A American Legion Veterans Post · American
  • Grade A Red Rooster Harlem / Ginny's Supper Club · American
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby266
By category — top 8 of 19 (214 of 266 facilities)
Health Care66
Human Services42
Youth Services30
Cultural Institutions17
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten17
Historical Sites15
Parks And Plazas15
Schools (K-12)12
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Torkomada, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Gotham Arts Exchange, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 154 Harriet Tubman Schools (K-12)
  • United Block Association Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Democracy Prep Charter High School Schools (K-12)
  • Harlem Grown 134th Street Green House Parks And Plazas

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
  • Verizon Fiber Up to 980 Mbps down · 880 Mbps up

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,609/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10027 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$64,220/yr
Median monthly income$5,352/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,606/mo
ZIP median rent$1,609/mo
ZIP median rent is 30.1% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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