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55 West 129th Street

Manhattan · 10027 | BBL 1017270006 | BIN 1053718
HPD data as of November 3, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 33 immediately hazardous, about one for every 1 apartments

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

91 open HPD violations on record: 26 Class A (non-hazardous), 32 Class B (hazardous), and 33 Class C (immediately hazardous).

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

Oldest open HPD violation (Class A): 6,710 days (about 18 years), on record since 2008.

Violation figures current as of Nov 3, 2026.

A 40-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 11 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

32
Open HPD
Class B
33
Open HPD
Class C
1225
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
40
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
40
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
196
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,609
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
4 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
86 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 4.2 times the size of its lot: 38,700 sq ft of building on a 9,147 sq ft lot. 40 apartments — more than 90% of the 1,384 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10027 have.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.

55 West 129th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10027. The closest subway is 125 St (2,3) (4-minute walk), served by the 2 and 3 lines.

What's the closest subway to 55 West 129 Street?
125 St (2,3) — a 4-minute walk (358m) from 55 West 129th Street. Served by the 2 and 3 lines.
Is 55 West 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
Total498
Open91
Closed407

Oldest open violation: June 2008 · 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
  • 2026-10-14 Class C · 20 days open "§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM"
  • 2026-10-14 Class C · Apt 4E · 20 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STO…"
  • 2026-10-14 Class C · Apt 4E · 20 days open "§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st…"
  • 2026-10-09 Class C · 25 days open "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY"
  • 2026-10-09 Class C · Apt 4E · 25 days open "§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations18
Roaches: 6 Mice: 11 Rats: 1
  • 2026-10-14 roaches · Apt 4E
  • 2026-10-09 roaches
  • 2026-10-07 rats
  • 2026-10-07 mice
  • 2026-09-30 mice · Apt 3F
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 23, 2026. · See this building on HPD Online ↗
  • Class C · 33 open · penalty 495 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 32 open · penalty 160 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 26 open · penalty 26 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other15
Plumbing7
Electric5
Heat3
Paint3
Hot Water2
Structural1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-06-12 · Apt 4E · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
  • 2026-06-02 · Apt 6G · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
  • 2026-06-02 · Apt 6G · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: 2G · BLDG · 4E
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20241
Most recent
  • 2024-01-25 Apt GB
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total21
Open11
Closed10
Complaints
Total93
Open (active)0
Closed93
Recent open violations
  • 2023-04-25 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2021-04-29 EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
  • 2020-09-02 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
DOB data as of October 23, 2026 — read from the Department of Buildings on that date.
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

2 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2023); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.

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 (this building: built 1910). 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 classD1 — Elevator apartment
Floors6
Residential units40
Building area (sqft)38,700
Lot area (sqft)9,147
Owner of record (PLUTO)55 W. 129TH ST. NYC LLC
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status40 units registered as rent-stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)40
Stabilized (latest)40
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
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 Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeB
ENERGY STAR score76 / 100
Site EUI70.4 kBtu/ft² (national median 85.1)
Recent years
2024Grade B · 76/100
2023Grade B · 79/100

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total196780
Violent2480
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)11
Felonies71258
Misdemeanors77319
Violations40172
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: 172
  • PETIT LARCENY: 114
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 98
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 57
  • GRAND LARCENY: 53
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,225
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 298
  • Noise - Residential: 126
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 103
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 52
  • Water System: 49
By category
Other928
Noise189
Parking50
Rats34
Drug8
Homeless8
Construction7
Trash1
Drinking0
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 complaints189
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential126
Street Sidewalk52
Commercial8
Vehicle3
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 susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 380 LENOX AVENUE 66m · $400–600/mo licensee: 380 LENOX MEAT CORP.
  • 393 MALCOLM X BLVD 74m · $400–600/mo licensee: lenox wireless corp
  • 44 WEST 130 STREET 119m · $400–600/mo licensee: BOY GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby26
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)6
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 133 Fred R Moore Pre-K-5 · 4 min (312m) · District 5
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 5 min (421m) · District 84
  • P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet Pre-K-5 · 6 min (460m) · District 5
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 5 min (421m) · District 84
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter K-12 · 6 min (497m) · District 84
  • I S 275 6-8 · 6 min (452m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy 1 Charter S K-12 · 5 min (421m) · District 84
  • Harlem Renaissance High School 9-12 · 5 min (371m) · District 5
  • Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter K-12 · 6 min (497m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines2
Lines served: 2 · 3
Closest 2 stations
  • 125 St 2, 3 · 358m · 4 min walk
  • 135 St 2, 3 · 474m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby86
Eating (56) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants32
Fast food24
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)17
→ Supermarkets6
→ Convenience11
Pharmacies6
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 (10 places selling coffee, of which 7 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 nearby51
A: 37 B: 4 C: 1 Pending: 9
Sample
  • Grade A Starbucks · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Sylvia's Restaurant · Soul Food
  • Grade A Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill · Caribbean
  • Grade A Jacob Soul Food Restaurant · Soul Food
  • Grade A Red Rooster Harlem / Ginny's Supper Club · American
  • Grade A Mcdonald's · Hamburgers
  • Grade A Corner Social · American
  • Grade A New Ocean · Chinese
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby235
By category — top 8 of 16 (195 of 235 facilities)
Health Care53
Human Services37
Youth Services31
Parks And Plazas18
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten15
Schools (K-12)14
Cultural Institutions14
Child Services And Welfare13
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Langston Hughes Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary Schools (K-12)
  • Hansborough Recreation Center Parks And Plazas
  • Harlem Rose Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Howard Bennett Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Ged-P2g-Harlem Renaissance-Ahsep Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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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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