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12 East 97 Street

668Records
19City systems
2Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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668 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 163 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 132 DOB permits, 88 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1926
Floors11
Res. units113
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)12 E 97TH OWNERS INC
BBL1016020060
BIN1051456

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (3) · Damaged Tree (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,879,754 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (113)
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)12 E 97TH ST OWNERS INC.
Head officerSUSAN POWERS
Managing agentDOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,169,000 $8,626,050
2026$22,928,000 $10,317,600
2027$21,825,000 $9,821,250

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 $3,692,045 a year ($30.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,400,598 ($11.54 per sq ft), net operating income $2,291,447. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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 — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 97 St / 5 Av — M96 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 97 St & Madison Ave · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

12 East 97 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

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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2928 West 5 Street BK572 A
2940 West 5 Street BK572 A
200 Rector Place MN540 A
200 East 66 Street MN490 A
245 East 54 Street MN444 A
22 Thames Street MN439 A
25 Central Park West MN416 A
1781 1 Avenue MN367 A
425 East 58 Street MN348 A
2 5 Avenue MN343 A
150 West 56 Street MN337 A
25 Sutton Place South MN320 A
25 Broad Street MN308 A
245 East 93 Street MN290 A
83-85 Woodhaven Boulevard QN288 A
139-15 83 Avenue QN282 A
45 Sutton Place South MN278 A
14 West 4 Street MN274 A
9 5 Avenue MN267 A
631 Hudson Street MN261 A
70-20 108 Street QN254 A
200 East 89 Street MN253 A
5 West 53 Street MN245 A
130 William Street MN240 A
230 West 55 Street MN232 A
240 East 47 Street MN229 A
142-05 Roosevelt Avenue QN228 A
641 5 Avenue MN224 A
230 East 20 Street MN223 A
249 8 Avenue MN221 A
333 East 43 Street MN215 A
1461 1 Avenue MN215 A
2360 Broadway MN207 A
1485 5 Avenue MN206 B
101 West 24 Street MN202 A
133 West 11 Street MN199 A
188 East 64 Street MN194 A
139 East 33 Street MN193 A
225 East 34 Street MN190 A
555 West 59 Street MN186 A
211 Central Park West MN183 A
22 West 14 Street MN182 A
242 Madison Avenue MN180 A
1030 3 Avenue MN176 A
120 4 Avenue MN175 A
1185 Park Avenue MN172 A
173 Riverside Drive MN167 A
201 East 25 Street MN164 A
1156 3 Avenue MN163 A
515 East 79 Street MN163 A
111 East 85 Street MN160 A
280 East Houston Street MN158 A
2420 Broadway MN158 A
726 Greenwich Street MN157 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,000,000 on 2022-01-06 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-06RPTT&RET $430,000 — from CRISTINE FOSTER EXECUTOR E/O GABRIELE LE to HENDERSON, FIONA $430,000
2026-08-03Sold for $430,000 $430,000 $3,805
2026-08-03RPTT&RET $655,000 — from ANGELA CONNOLLY LODGE, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JANET M. CONNOLLY to GROSS, BARBARA $655,000
2026-07-28Sold for $655,000 $655,000 $5,796
2026-07-09RPTT&RET $717,848 — from 12 EAST ASSOCIATES to GERRY, CAROLINE $717,848
2026-06-30Sold for $717,848 $717,848 $6,353
2026-06-02RPTT&RET $750,000 — from CROWLEY, WILLIAM M; CROWLEY, ASHLEY R to MARIANI, CATERINA $750,000
2026-05-26Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $6,637
2026-04-08RPTT&RET $575,000 — from THE MARY K.S. ASHCROFT DONOSO 2003 REVOC; FITZIG, AS TRUSTEE, LORENZO to MALONEY, SEAN P; FLORKE, RANDY G $575,000
2026-04-02Sold for $575,000 $575,000 $5,088
2026-02-09RPTT&RET $690,634 — from 12 EAST ASSOCIATES to HEALY, MARGARET; O'LOUGHLIN, MICHAEL $690,634
2026-02-02Sold for $690,634 $690,634 $6,112
2025-10-09RPTT&RET $675,000 — from PIERCE, LAURA; PIERCE, GREGORY to STREICHER, ELIZABETH $675,000
2025-09-24Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $5,973
2025-07-16RPTT&RET $740,000 — from FARNSWORTH, TREVOR C; KLARWASSER, CINDY C to DUARTE BRISENO, MARIA ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ $740,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201782310124
201890714535
20192094318
20201328115
20211297120
202262824343
202382716336
202476144637
20255236824
202680512227
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The full timeline

Construction 214Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 111Ownership & money 214Health & systems 50

Every one of the 668 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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