632 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 bedbug filings, 116 311 service requests, 109 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.5. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1979-05-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Encampment (2).
$1,094,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (61) |
| 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) | POMANDER WALK HOUSING CORP |
| Head officer | DANIEL PENDER |
| Managing agent | BLUE WOODS MGMT. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,388,000 | $5,124,600 |
| 2026 | $11,501,000 | $5,175,450 |
| 2027 | $10,964,000 | $4,933,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,684,696 a year ($43.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $419,816 ($10.82 per sq ft), net operating income $1,264,880. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| 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 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | West End Ave & W 94 St · 250 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.
261 West 94 Street
| 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 |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 48 buildings, 2,899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A45 · B3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,650,000 on 2020-08-06 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | RPTT&RET $572,500 — from RING, BRENDAN to BIANCO, MICHAEL | $572,500 | |
| 2026-05-20 | Sold for $572,500 | $572,500 | $9,385 |
| 2026-01-20 | RPTT&RET $915,000 — from HARTUNG, PRISCILLA to ALTERMAN, CHARLES | $915,000 | |
| 2026-01-13 | Sold for $915,000 | $915,000 | $15,000 |
| 2025-11-19 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ESTATE OF MARY HELEN EVANS; MCAUILIFFE, ADMINISTRATOR, CATHE to KLOTZ, ANN V; ORBACH, SETH | $850,000 | |
| 2025-11-13 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $13,934 |
| 2023-08-31 | RPTT&RET $900,000 — from MILLS, KIMBERLY to NG, WEI SHEN; NG, SARAH | $900,000 | |
| 2023-08-01 | RPTT&RET $760,000 — from GUNNING, LAURA F to ALPERT, SCOTT | $760,000 | |
| 2022-09-02 | RPTT&RET $430,000 — from PENDER, VIVIAN B; PENDER, DANIEL J to LEVITSKY, MELANIA | $430,000 | |
| 2022-08-18 | Sold for $430,000 | $430,000 | $7,049 |
| 2022-05-11 | RPTT&RET $855,000 — from PAPPAS MUSSO, KATHERINE to PENDER, VIVIAN B; PENDER, DANIEL | $855,000 | |
| 2022-04-12 | Sold for $855,000 | $855,000 | $14,016 |
| 2022-02-18 | RPTT&RET $950,000 — from ROSEWOOD, ABBIGAIL; NGUYEN, PHUONG A to MENZIES, PETER I; JORDAN, GRETCHEN M | $950,000 | |
| 2022-01-11 | Sold for $950,000 | $950,000 | $15,574 |
| 2021-05-04 | RPTT&RET $2,275,000 — from CYNTHIA VANDENBERG, TRUSTEE; THE GREGORY VANDENBERG 2011 REVOCABLE TR to ARTHUR, BLAIR; ARTHUR, BRANDON | $2,275,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 60 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 72 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 75 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 632 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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