Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

38 W 129 St

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built 1909 · 5 stories · 30 apartments · BIN 1053707 · BBL 1017260057

Worth knowing
1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about fire safety
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, 129TH STREET CLUSTER ASS LP, 129TH STREET CLUSTERASSOCAITES,L.P.

Heat or hot water: 4 reports to the city since 2024
2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Jan 13, 2025Jan 17, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 2 reports (2 complaints)Jan 4, 2026Jan 30, 2026Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 11, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-20

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

9 of this building’s 30 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jan 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

3 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

14 open: 11 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (4), leaks (3), mold (2), fire safety (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. Also 4 older records from 2001–2008 never closed. 17 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 54 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 35 most recent are listed here

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

5 heat or hot water, 3 doors or windows, 2 mold, 2 paint or plaster, 2 pests, 1 general repairs, 1 plumbing, 1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

3 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.