651 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 115 DOB permits, 67 DOB job filings.
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 59% 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 11.1. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Air Quality (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$259,995 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (2005) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 21 East 96 Street Condominium |
| Head officer | Paul Brensilber |
| Managing agent | Jordan Cooper LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-01-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $812,447 | $365,601 |
| 2026 | $917,713 | $412,971 |
| 2027 | $1,877,479 | $844,866 |
The city's market estimate has risen 131% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,312,701 a year ($45.11 per sq ft), operating expenses $367,533 ($12.63 per sq ft), net operating income $945,168. 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) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Frozen Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Madison Av — M96 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 97 St & Madison Ave · 200 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.
21 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by JORDAN COOPER LLC — 47 buildings, 1,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Agreement $3,364,000 — from LILIEN, MARIA TERESA; LILIEN, ROBERT JARRETT to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $3,364,000 | |
| 2025-05-27 | Mortgage $23,200 — from LILIEN, ROBERT JARRETT; LILIEN, MARIA TERESA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $23,200 | |
| 2025-01-17 | Agreement $4,064,538 — from MADISON 96 RETAIL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,064,538 | |
| 2025-01-17 | Agreement $4,064,538 — from MADISON 96 RETAIL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,064,538 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Agreement $4,436,575 — from MADISON 96 RETAIL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,436,575 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Agreement $4,436,575 — from MADISON 96 RETAIL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $4,436,575 | |
| 2021-05-12 | Deed $4,850,625 — from S&H ASSOCIATES to BOESKY, HAYLEY | $4,850,625 | |
| 2021-05-12 | Mortgage $7,000,000 — from BOESKY, HAYLEY to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $7,000,000 | |
| 2021-04-12 | Sold for $4,850,625 | $4,850,625 | $538,958 |
| 2020-11-16 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from AMOILS, BRADLEY; AMOILS, NINA C to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2020-11-16 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from AMOILS, BRADLEY; AMOILS, NINA C to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2020-10-01 | Agreement $937,595 — from PERIWINKLE, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $937,595 | |
| 2019-12-24 | Mortgage $3,637,500 — from URNESS, MICHAEL; LEONHARDT, CATHY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UBS BANK USA | $3,637,500 | |
| 2019-12-24 | Deed $4,850,000 — from FRIDAYZAROFF, LLC to LEONHARDT, CATHY; URNESS, MICHAEL | $4,850,000 | |
| 2019-12-18 | Sold for $4,850,000 | $4,850,000 | $538,889 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Every one of the 651 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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