841 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 625 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits, 39 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.2. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Noise (1) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1).
$352,127 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1981) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 14 EAST 96TH CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | PETER COHEN |
| Managing agent | MERLOT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $329,516 | $148,283 |
| 2026 | $350,347 | $157,657 |
| 2027 | $358,790 | $161,456 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,197,574 a year ($46.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $467,033 ($18.22 per sq ft), net operating income $730,541. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| 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 — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / 5 Av — M96 M106 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 97 St & Madison Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
14 East 96 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 |
3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 MERLOT MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Cooper Square | MN | 36 | A |
| 431 West 121 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 204 West 78 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 522 West 50 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 72 East 3 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 520 West 50 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 234 West 16 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 19 West 105 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 2373 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | A |
| 14 East 96 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 214 East 9 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 529 West 147 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 40 East 62 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 350 West 48 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 348 West 48 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 471 Washington Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 762 10 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 36 West 13 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 91 East End Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 251 West 123 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 164 Eldridge Street | MN | 3 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-24 | Mortgage $1,276,000 — from TOWERS-PERKINS, JACQUELINE; CAPETILLO, PAUL to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,276,000 | |
| 2020-11-24 | Deed $1,595,000 — from MCGEE, JULIE A; MCGEE, JULIA ANN to CAPETILLO, PAUL; TOWERS-PERKINS, JACQUELINE | $1,595,000 | |
| 2020-11-17 | Sold for $1,595,000 | $1,595,000 | $93,824 |
| 2019-10-09 | Agreement $1,211,000 — from MEHTA, JIGAR to WELLS FARGO BANK NA | $1,211,000 | |
| 2019-10-09 | Mortgage $7,108 — from MEHTA, JIGAR to WELLS FARGO BANK NA | $7,108 | |
| 2018-08-08 | Deed $1,750,001 — from GARG, GAURAV; GARG, NUPUR to MEHTA, SARLABEN C; DUBRALL, ANNIKA; MEHTA, CHANDRAKANT J; MEHTA, JIGAR | $1,750,001 | |
| 2018-08-08 | Mortgage $1,225,000 — from MEHTA, JIGAR; MEHTA, CHANDRAKANT J; DUBRALL, ANNIKA; MEHTA, SARLABEN C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,225,000 | |
| 2018-07-30 | Sold for $1,750,001 | $1,750,001 | $102,941 |
| 2017-12-28 | Deed $1,750,000 — from FRANKLIN, CHRISTOPHER E to MCGEE , JULIA A | $1,750,000 | |
| 2017-12-20 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $102,941 |
| 2016-05-27 | Deed $1,670,000 — from ZAFAR, BANOO; ZAFAR, NILOUFAR to HUSE, MORGAN; PHAM, KARA | $1,670,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Mortgage $250,000 — from HUSE, MORGAN; PHAM, KARA to MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | $250,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from HUSE, MORGAN; PHAM, KARA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,070,000 | |
| 2016-05-11 | Sold for $1,670,000 | $1,670,000 | $98,235 |
| 2015-12-11 | M&CON $1,460,000 — from DAVIES, WENDY; BOWERS, WENDY D; JOHNSEN, WALTER C to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,460,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 841 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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