538 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 99 HPD complaints, 46 cooling-tower records.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 51.2. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$273,580 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 (17) |
| 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) | EAST 96TH STREET CO LLC |
| Head officer | LAURENCE T GINSBERG |
| Managing agent | ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,254,000 | $2,364,300 |
| 2026 | $4,715,000 | $2,121,750 |
| 2027 | $4,641,000 | $2,088,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none 96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 95 St & 3 Ave · 350 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.
138 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 20 buildings, 2,494 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Mercer Street | MN | 480 | A |
| 242 West 53 Street | MN | 426 | A |
| 229 West 60 Street | MN | 301 | A |
| 471 3 Avenue | MN | 300 | A |
| 120 East 34 Street | MN | 259 | A |
| 145 East 27 Street | MN | 174 | A |
| 400 East 66 Street | MN | 127 | A |
| 108 East 96 Street | MN | 112 | A |
| 463 Central Park West | MN | 66 | A |
| 530 2 Avenue | MN | 51 | A |
| 330 East 85 Street | MN | 45 | A |
| 148 East 30 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 242 West 61 Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 138 East 96 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 147 East 95 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 128 East 96 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 130 East 96 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 136 East 96 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 132 East 96 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 134 East 96 Street | MN | 7 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000,000 on 2013-06-25 (lender: Hsh Nordbank Ag, New York Branch), covering 27 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-25 | Agreement $40,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC; 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC; 56-11 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $40,000,000 | |
| 2013-06-25 | Agreement $40,000,000 — from SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO., LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO. LLC; 145 EAST 27TH STREET CO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $40,000,000 | |
| 2013-06-25 | Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $40,000,000 | |
| 2013-06-25 | Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $233,000,000 | |
| 2006-07-03 | AL&R $233,000,000 — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., LLC; 132 | $233,000,000 | |
| 2006-07-03 | Agreement $233,000,000 — from 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; 120 EAST 34TH STREET to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | $233,000,000 | |
| 2006-07-03 | Agreement $30,100,000 — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 132-25 to CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR; CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH | $30,100,000 | |
| 2002-09-05 | Mortgage $28,000,000 — from PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES; 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC; 56-11 94TH STREET CO, LLC.; LAURENCE TO to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH | $28,000,000 | |
| 2001-10-04 | Mortgage $9,903,514 — from 132-25 MAPLE AVENUECO., LLC; 41-40 DENMAN STREETCO., LLC; 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; SANF to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH | $9,903,514 | |
| 2001-10-04 | Mortgage $13,046,507 — from 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC; 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC; E to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH | $13,046,507 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 33 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 53 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
Every one of the 538 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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