513 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 104 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing 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 61% 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 12.6. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 | 15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (58) · WATER LEAK (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$289,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | PHIPPS AFFORDABLE, HDFC |
| Head officer | ADAM WEINSTEIN |
| Managing agent | PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $685,000 | $308,250 |
| 2026 | $728,000 | $327,600 |
| 2027 | $761,000 | $342,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 — Q · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 96 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 97 St / 1 Av — M96 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 96 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action 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.
334 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 |
85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,180,000 on 2002-08-06 (lender: Roslyn Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-06 | Mortgage $2,180,000 — from 334 EAST 96 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC; PHIPPS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DVLPMNT FUND C to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $2,180,000 | |
| 2002-08-06 | Mortgage $625,000 — from PHIPPS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DVLPMNT FUD CO; 334 EAST 96 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $625,000 | |
| 1986-08-20 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 336 EAST 96TH CORP to BRT REALTY TRUST | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 59 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 32 |
Every one of the 513 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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