945 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 294 311 service requests, 182 HPD complaints, 147 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
5 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.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Noise (23) · Illegal Parking (11) · Rodent (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Lost Property (2).
$2,656,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (90) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Benchmark 698 LLC |
| Head officer | Aaron Feldman |
| Managing agent | Benchmark RE Group LP |
| Last registered | 2026-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,888,000 | $7,149,600 |
| 2026 | $16,233,000 | $7,304,850 |
| 2027 | $18,025,000 | $8,111,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 96 St — 1 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 94 St — M104 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | West End Ave & W 94 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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.
698 West End Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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.
Managed by BENCHMARK RE GROUP LP — 13 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2333 Broadway | MN | 125 | B |
| 698 West End Avenue | MN | 90 | A |
| 87 Greenwich Avenue | MN | 77 | A |
| 546 West 146 Street | MN | 31 | B |
| 237 East 10 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 109 St Marks Place | MN | 25 | B |
| 550 West 146 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 17 East 7 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 146 10 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 150 10 Avenue | MN | 15 | A |
| 148 10 Avenue | MN | 15 | A |
| 826 Madison Avenue | MN | 1 | C |
| 818 Madison Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2016-02-02 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Agreement $21,873,542 — from BENJAMIN HELLER; 698 DELAWARE REALTY L.L.C.; FELDMAN, WILLIAM AARON; BENCHMARK 698 LLC; VO to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. | $21,873,542 | |
| 2026-05-19 | Deed $42,000,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to BENCHMARK 698 LLC | $42,000,000 | |
| 2026-05-11 | Sold for $42,000,000 | $42,000,000 | $466,667 |
| 2020-11-02 | Agreement $1,872,603 — from 698 DELAWARE REALTY L.L.C.; 698 D REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,872,603 | |
| 2020-11-02 | Agreement $22,716,566 — from 698 DELAWARE REALTY L.L.C.; 698 D REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $22,716,566 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Agreement $22,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 698 D REALTY LLC | $22,800,000 | |
| 2016-02-02 | AL&R $22,800,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $22,800,000 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2007-03-21 | Mortgage $8,253,621 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. | $8,253,621 | |
| 2007-03-21 | AL&R $22,000,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. | $22,000,000 | |
| 2007-03-21 | Agreement $22,000,000 — from 698 D REALTY LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. | $22,000,000 | |
| 2005-02-04 | AL&R $14,025,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 698 REALTY L.L.C. | $14,025,000 | |
| 2005-02-04 | Mortgage $2,180,895 — from 698 REALTY L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,180,895 | |
| 2005-02-04 | Agreement $14,025,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 698 REALTY L.L.C. | $14,025,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 94 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
Every one of the 945 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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