446 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 70 DOB permits, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 62% 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 9.4. 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Lead (3) · Sewer (1) · Rodent (1).
$2,737,386 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (42 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 (1904) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 17 EAST 97 ST CORP |
| Head officer | MICHAEL HEPNER |
| Managing agent | SANDBERG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,709,000 | $3,019,050 |
| 2026 | $8,666,000 | $3,899,700 |
| 2027 | $8,780,000 | $3,951,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,461,405 a year ($31.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $523,179 ($11.37 per sq ft), net operating income $938,225. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe & the Juice | Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads | A | Mice evidence |
| Thai Peppercorn | Thai | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 98 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 +1 more · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 97 St & Madison Ave · 150 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.
17 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 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 SANDBERG MANAGEMENT — 70 buildings, 1,371 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 70 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,365,095 on 2022-05-25 (lender: Investors Bank, A Divison Of Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | RPTT&RET $1,925,000 — from THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY PETER TOMASINO; THE ESTATE OF BARBARA MARIE TOMASINO; TOMASINO, EXEC to ZIELINSKI, MARGARET; AZZI, JACQUES | $1,925,000 | |
| 2023-05-25 | Sold for $1,925,000 | $1,925,000 | $80,208 |
| 2022-08-02 | RPTT&RET $2,400,000 — from CURRY, STACEY to SHOOK, CAROLYN | $2,400,000 | |
| 2022-07-27 | Sold for $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $100,000 |
| 2022-05-25 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP.; SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP. to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA; INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA | $2,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-25 | Mortgage $1,365,095 — from SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP.; SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP. to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA; INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA | $1,365,095 | |
| 2022-05-25 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP.; SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP. to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA; INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISON OF CITIZENS BA | $2,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-16 | RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from PATTON, BENJAMIN WILSON to EUBANKS, CATHERINE F | $2,100,000 | |
| 2018-08-14 | Sold for $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | $87,500 |
| 2014-10-09 | RPTT&RET $822,000 — from TERINO, TIMOTHY; TERINO, TAKAKO S to MARKER, ANDREW M; FINE-MARKER, SANDRA B | $822,000 | |
| 2014-06-10 | RPTT&RET $2,010,000 — from GEBHARDT, JOHN JAY to CARENDI, VANESSA STEPHANIE; CHRISTIANSEN, HENNING LYCHE | $2,010,000 | |
| 2014-03-21 | RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from BIDDLE, FLORA MILLER to ALEXANDER, KEVIN | $1,900,000 | |
| 2013-05-22 | AL&R $700,000 — from SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP. to NCB, FSB | $700,000 | |
| 2013-05-22 | Agreement $700,000 — from SEVENTEEN EAST NINETY-SEVENTH CORP. to NCB, FSB | $700,000 | |
| 2013-03-14 | RPTT&RET $1,430,000 — from FERET, PHILIPPE; FERET, CECILIA to VACCA, CLAIRE; VACCA, LAURENT | $1,430,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 46 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 36 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
Every one of the 446 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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