42 East 129th Street, Manhattan

    72 open HPD violations at this address, 30 of them class C — the immediately hazardous tier — on a 16-unit walk-up apartment building in Manhattan.

    42 East 129th Street is a 16-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1017530051). This building is associated with Central Harlem HDFC Inc. Brix tracks 72 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

    Tenants have filed 189 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.

    What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

    The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 10, 2026.

    Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

    The building last changed hands on April 18, 1997, according to recorded deeds.

    Brix score: 4/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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    Apartments at 42 East 129th Street

    • Unit 2B

      Unit 2B at 42 East 129th Street has 47 open violations.

    • Unit 3B

      Unit 3B at 42 East 129th Street has 12 open violations.

    • Unit 2A

      Unit 2A at 42 East 129th Street has 6 open violations.

    • Unit 3A

      Unit 3A at 42 East 129th Street has 3 open violations.

    • Unit 5A

      Unit 5A at 42 East 129th Street has 2 open violations.

    • Unit 1B

      Unit 1B at 42 East 129th Street has no open violations (16 past violations).

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