53 West 129 Street

Manhattan · 10027 · BBL 1017270010

36.8/100MODERATE AREA PRESSURE

53 West 129 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10027. City records date it to 1910 and count 24 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as West 129th Street Owners Housing Develop Ment Fund. Its most recent total assessed value is $1.1M.

What the eviction record shows

City marshals executed 1 eviction at 53 West 129 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Dec 11, 2025. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →

Executed evictions

TypeExecuted
Residentialdocket 154918Dec 11, 2025

Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through August 27, 2026.

Rent stabilization at this address

DHCR registration records list 15 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 24 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →

Open violations

HPD and DOB inspectors have written 9 violations against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.

Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.

How 53 West 129 Street compares in 10027

PulseCities tracks 2,842 lots in 10027, of which 155 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 136 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 5.5% of the ZIP. 10027 scores 36.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 54 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →

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Questions about 53 West 129 Street

Who owns 53 West 129 Street?

The most recent deed on file for 53 West 129 Street names West 129th Street Owners Housing Develop Ment Fund. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.

Has 53 West 129 Street changed hands recently?

No deed for 53 West 129 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.

Have there been evictions at 53 West 129 Street?

Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 53 West 129 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Dec 11, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.

Is 53 West 129 Street rent stabilized?

DHCR registrations list 15 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.

What is the displacement risk around 53 West 129 Street?

10027 (Harlem) scores 36.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.

Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.