Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Heavier than 28% of buildings in East Harlem (North)
104 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
51 EAST 129TH STREET · 30 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 4/5/6 train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 104 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
104 violations the city still lists as unresolved
104 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 37 years.
- Paint / plaster28
- Disrepair25
- Other11
- Plumbing9
- Fire & life safety8
- Water leak7
- Lead paint4
- Structural4
- Pests4
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1974-04-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.