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225 Central Park West

2,216Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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2,216 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 600 DOB permits, 380 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 338 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1926
Floors16
Res. units338
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)THE ALDEN OWNERS INC
BBL1011960029
BIN1031181

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
4
’25–26

6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Street Condition (5) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$11,956,867 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (119 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (338)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ALDEN OWNERS, INC.
Head officerRAVEN WEIL
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$50,605,000 $22,772,250
2026$51,657,000 $23,245,650
2027$53,316,000 $23,992,200

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $11,396,910 a year ($46.39 per sq ft), operating expenses $5,129,715 ($20.88 per sq ft), net operating income $6,267,195. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 81 St — M10 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 82 St & Central Park W · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

225 Central Park West

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

58 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $546,308 on 2013-10-02 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-11RPTT&RET $750,000 — from MURPHY, SHARON C to BENDER, KENDALL $750,000
2026-09-02Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $2,219
2026-07-24RPTT&RET $412,391 — from EIGEN, MICHAEL to THE ALDEN OWNERS, INC. $412,391
2026-07-15Sold for $412,391 $412,391 $1,220
2026-07-07RPTT&RET $417,500 — from DEBOISE, DEBRA to VLAZNY, BRET $417,500
2026-06-23Sold for $417,500 $417,500 $1,235
2026-06-08RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from DE SOUZA, ROY; DE SOUZA, ROY SUNIL to TUCKER, RICHARD; TUCKER, MELISA $1,200,000
2026-06-08RPTT&RET $2,900,000 — from DE SOUZA, ROY SUNIL; DE SOUZA, ROY to TUCKER, MELISA; TUCKER, RICHARD $2,900,000
2026-05-28Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $3,550
2026-05-28Sold for $2,900,000 $2,900,000 $8,580
2026-04-01RPTT&RET $450,000 — from RAPH, MARY ANN to MORRIS, ELVAN KAYRAL; MORRIS, FREDERICK ANDREW $450,000
2026-03-24Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $1,331
2026-02-20RPTT&RET $516,000 — from SCHUESSLER, ROBERT GEORGE III to TESTANI, ANNA MARIA $516,000
2026-02-18Sold for $516,000 $516,000 $1,527
2025-10-29RPTT&RET $1,225,000 — from ARONOWITZ, STEVE; TINKOFF, WENDY to SMITH, AMY; SMITH, MARSHALL $1,225,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751039186114
201829171332394
20191733710471
20201993612278
202132340423120
202233842209112
202341736214109
20241623321476
2025631822352
2026801416442
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The full timeline

Construction 938Enforcement 212Housing & tenants 514Ownership & money 496Health & systems 56

Every one of the 2,216 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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