51 East 129th Street
A 6-story building with 30 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10035.
Addresses on the lot: 51 to 55 East 129th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
51 East 129th Street has 151 open HPD violations, 19 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to Restoring Communities HDFC.
Does 51 East 129th Street have open violations?
Yes: 151 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 19 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 85 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 47 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 51 East 129th Street?
51 East 129th Street is registered with HPD to Restoring Communities HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
8 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in July 2024. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 18% of residential buildings in 10035 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 51 East 129th Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 62 East 129th Street25 apartments, built 1920
- 2027 Madison Avenue32 apartments, built 1920
- 69 East 130th Street25 apartments, built 2004
- 53 East 130th Street24 apartments, built 1926
- 57 East 128th Street104 apartments, built 1999
- 56 East 131st Street40 apartments, built 2009
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01754-0026.