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203 West 94 Street

617Records
18City systems
0Open violations
23.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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617 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 311 service requests, 72 rodent inspections, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)PRISTINE BUILDING LLC
BBL1012420128
BIN1033689

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 23.9. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$5,525 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (123) · Illegal Parking (11) · General Construction/Plumbing (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Panhandling (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).

Filed construction activity

$920,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)PRISTINE BUILDING LLC
Head officerBRIAN MCCARTHY
Managing agentSAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,457,000 $1,555,650
2026$3,797,000 $1,708,650
2027$3,760,000 $1,692,000

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
96 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 93 St — M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 95 St & Broadway · 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.

Report a problem to 311

203 West 94 Street

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

188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 1,422 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
700 Victory Boulevard SI228 C
144-67 41 Avenue QN208 B
15 Park Avenue MN100 A
51-15 Van Kleeck Street QN88 B
610 Victory Boulevard SI72 A
299 St Marks Place SI70 C
94-01 64 Road QN66 A
156 Front Street MN63 B
101-01 Booth Street QN62 A
650 Victory Boulevard SI61 B
630 Victory Boulevard SI60 B
47-50 41 Street QN60 A
220 West 93 Street MN58 A
3555 Oxford Avenue BX57 A
45-54 41 Street QN49 A
499 Ft Washington Avenue MN47 B
203 West 94 Street MN24 A
317 West 89 Street MN24 B
120 Liberty Street MN21 A
54 Pine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,495,183 on 2018-12-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-26AL&R $5,000,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING, LLC to SAMSON FUNDING CORPORATION $5,000,000
2026-03-26Agreement $5,000,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING, LLC to SAMSON FUNDING CORPORATION $5,000,000
2018-12-07AL&R $5,000,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2018-12-07Mortgage $2,495,183 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,495,183
2018-12-07Agreement $5,000,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2011-12-14Agreement $2,775,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,775,000
2008-11-03Agreement $2,775,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,775,000
2008-11-03Mortgage $1,441,219 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,441,219
2008-11-03AL&R $2,775,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,775,000
2003-11-28Agreement $1,333,781 — from QUEENS REALTY TRUST INC. to PRISTINE BUILDING LLC $1,333,781
1999-10-28Mortgage $692,563 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC. $692,563
1996-03-15Mortgage $750,000 — from PRISTINE BUILDING LLC to FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN/ROCH $750,000
1994-04-12Mortgage $450,000 — from 203 WEST 94TH STREETCORP. to CREO FINANCE CO., LTD. $450,000
1993-01-14Mortgage $450,000 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK $450,000
1992-09-02Mortgage $41,500 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N. to DAWID & RISKA RLTY CORP $41,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174350214
20180063211
20192160413
202018060428
2021401401533
2022102302751
202330330945
202428600878
20255711106129
202646322347
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 338Ownership & money 44Health & systems 92

Every one of the 617 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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