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42 East 129th Street

Manhattan · 10035 | BBL 1017530051 | BIN 1054196
HPD data as of November 10, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Severe — 36 open immediately hazardous conditions, more than the building has apartments

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

88 open HPD violations on record: 5 Class A (non-hazardous), 47 Class B (hazardous), and 36 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Provide ready access to buildings heating system door leading to basement locked. at boiler….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 3,876 days (about 11 years), on record since 2016.

Violation figures current as of Nov 10, 2026.

A 16-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 12 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

47
Open HPD
Class B
36
Open HPD
Class C
880
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
16
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
190
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,283
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
65 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 4.1 times the size of its lot: 15,300 sq ft of building on a 3,747 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 10, 2026.

42 East 129th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10035. The closest subway is 125 St (4,5,6) (5-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, and 6 lines.

What's the closest subway to 42 East 129 Street?
125 St (4,5,6) — a 5-minute walk (438m) from 42 East 129th Street. Served by the 4, 5, and 6 lines.
Is 42 East 129 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1910, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
HPD Online ↗
All-time HPD violations
Total174
Open88
Closed86

Oldest open violation: April 2016 · Most recent: October 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
  • 2026-10-10 Class C · 32 days open "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LEADING TO BASEMENT LOCKED. AT BOILER ROOM"
  • 2026-08-14 Class B · Apt 2B · 89 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOC…"
  • 2026-08-14 Class C · Apt 2B · 89 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING CEILING IN THE BATHROO…"
  • 2026-07-23 Class B · Apt 2B · 111 days open "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE…"
  • 2026-07-23 Class B · Apt 2A · 111 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO EAST WALL IN THE PR…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations31
Roaches: 19 Mice: 11 Rats: 1
  • 2026-07-23 roaches · Apt 2B
  • 2026-07-23 roaches · Apt 2A
  • 2026-07-16 roaches · Apt 2B
  • 2026-05-15 roaches · Apt 3A
  • 2026-05-15 mice · Apt 3A
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 10, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 36 open · penalty 540 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 47 open · penalty 235 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other5
Hot Water5
Heat3
Paint2
Electric1
Plumbing1
Structural1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-06-26 · Apt 2B · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
  • 2026-06-26 · Apt 2B · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
  • 2026-06-26 · Apt 2B · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
Repeated apartments: 2B · 3A
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total2
By year
20252
Most recent
  • 2025-05-23 Apt 3B
  • 2025-01-21 Apt 5A
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total12
Open12
Closed0
Complaints
Total3
Open (active)0
Closed3
Recent open violations
  • 2018-04-06 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2015-10-01 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • 2015-03-03 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT"
DOB data as of November 10, 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 file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1910. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

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

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classC4 — Old-law tenement
Floors5
Residential units16
Building area (sqft)15,300
Lot area (sqft)3,747
Owner of record (PLUTO)CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO INC
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
—
This building does not appear to be rent-stabilized. NYC HCR records list 0 stabilized units — typically means market-rate housing, or exemption (built post-1974 without a 421-a tax abatement, or condo/co-op). (As of August 16, 2026.)
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total190706
Violent1145
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)16
Felonies47220
Misdemeanors88318
Violations45131
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 March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 129
  • DANGEROUS DRUGS: 119
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 88
  • PETIT LARCENY: 77
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 46
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls880
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 186
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 70
  • Illegal Parking: 56
  • PLUMBING: 56
  • Traffic Signal Condition: 47
By category
Other728
Parking66
Noise62
Rats13
Homeless8
Drug1
Drinking1
Construction1
Trash0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints62
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential32
Street Sidewalk16
Vehicle12
Commercial2
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — 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
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surge2050s 1 · 2080s 2
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 2020 MADISON AVE 55m · $400–600/mo licensee: SANAD GOURMET DELI CORP
  • 73 EAST 130 STREET 112m · $400–600/mo licensee: CIBAO AUTO REPAIR CORP.
  • 16 E 129TH ST 117m · $400–600/mo licensee: TROUBADOUR INSTALLATIONS LTD
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby26
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)6
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter K-12 · 1 min (109m) · District 84
  • P.S. 133 Fred R Moore Pre-K-5 · 2 min (191m) · District 5
  • P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes Pre-K-5 · 5 min (373m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter K-12 · 1 min (109m) · District 84
  • P.S. 138 1-12 · 5 min (373m) · District 75
  • Kappa II 6-8 · 5 min (373m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter K-12 · 1 min (109m) · District 84
  • The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce 9-12 · 1 min (109m) · District 5
  • Harlem Renaissance High School 9-12 · 1 min (119m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines5
Lines served: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Closest 3 stations
  • 125 St 4, 5, 6 · 438m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 579m · 7 min walk
  • 135 St 2, 3 · 716m · 9 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby65
Eating (36) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants18
Fast food18
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)15
→ Supermarkets6
→ Convenience9
Pharmacies8
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 (8 places selling coffee, of which 6 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 nearby30
A: 23 B: 2 Pending: 5
Sample
  • Grade A Sisters Cuisine · Caribbean
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Uptown Juice & Veg · Caribbean
  • Grade A Dunkin Baskin Robbins · Donuts
  • Grade A Popeyes · Chicken
  • Grade A Shake Shack · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Zaro's Family Bakery · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A A Taste Of Seafood · Seafood
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby151
By category — top 8 of 16 (123 of 151 facilities)
Health Care23
Youth Services22
Human Services19
Schools (K-12)14
Parks And Plazas13
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten13
Transportation10
Historical Sites9
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary Schools (K-12)
  • King's Academy Schools (K-12)
  • Harlem Rose Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Ged-P2g-Harlem Renaissance-Ahsep Schools (K-12)
  • Unity Gardens Parks And Plazas
  • Opus 118 Harlem School Of Music Cultural Institutions

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 10035 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,283/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10035 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$40,556/yr
Median monthly income$3,380/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,014/mo
ZIP median rent$1,283/mo
ZIP median rent is 38% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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