346 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 67 HPD housing violations, 63 HPD complaints.
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 54% 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 13.4. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Hazardous Materials (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$426,079 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| 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) | 6 E 97 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | SAMUEL GELFMAN |
| Managing agent | ADOR HOUSING |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,765,000 | $1,244,250 |
| 2026 | $3,090,000 | $1,390,500 |
| 2027 | $3,063,000 | $1,378,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 97 St / 5 Av — M96 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 97 St & Madison 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.
6 East 97 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 |
11 311 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 ADOR HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT — 14 buildings, 421 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1485 East 16 Street | BK | 54 | A |
| 1233 East 19 Street | BK | 54 | B |
| 1964 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 53 | C |
| 334 Foster Avenue | BK | 43 | C |
| 402 Foster Avenue | BK | 40 | B |
| 510 Ocean Parkway | BK | 39 | A |
| 1840 52 Street | BK | 32 | A |
| 1840 52 Street | BK | 28 | A |
| 945 East 26 Street | BK | 27 | C |
| 6 East 97 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 1006 Caton Avenue | BK | 14 | B |
| 1235 43 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 2742 West 15 Street | BK | 5 | F |
| 189 Avenue A | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2019-04-04 (lender: Ridgewood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-04 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 6 E. 97TH STREET, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-04-04 | AL&R $500,000 — from 6 E. 97TH STREET, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 346 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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