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71 East 97 Street

282Records
16City systems
4Open violations
19.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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282 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MSMC RESIDENTIAL REAL
BBL1016030035
BIN1051469

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 19.3. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1998-06-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

$3,650 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$247,825 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC
Head officerTHOMAS AHN
Managing agentROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,036,000 $1,366,200
2026$2,949,000 $1,327,050
2027$3,185,000 $1,433,250

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 98 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 +1 more · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 98 St & Park 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.

Report a problem to 311

71 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Broad Street MN1320 A
22-44 Jackson Avenue QN1122 A
415 West 23 Street MN901 A
222 Broadway MN788 A
66 Pine Street MN612 A
9 DeKalb Avenue BK541 A
450 East 63 Street MN503 A
241 West 28 Street MN480 A
517 West 59 Street MN465 A
21 India Street BK463 A
100 Flatbush Avenue BK441 A
41-42 24 Street QN421 A
55 West 25 Street MN407 A
984 1 Avenue MN397 A
1752 Broadway MN396 A
151 Bank Street MN384 A
11 Ocean Parkway BK375 A
222 East 40 Street MN372 A
210 Livingston St BK367 A
150 East 44 Street MN360 A
15 Hanover Place BK314 A
61-01 Junction Boulevard QN312 A
736 Avenue of the Americas MN301 B
1510 Lexington Avenue MN298 A
47 Willoughby Street BK293 A
21 West Street MN293 A
422 East 53 Street MN292 A
7 West 21 Street MN289 A
1520 York Avenue MN267 A
539 Vanderbilt Avenue BK264 A
211 North End Avenue MN253 A
240 East 86 Street MN246 A
23-10 42 Road QN240 A
204 Wythe Avenue BK232 A
4650 Broadway MN222 A
65 West 96 Street MN217 A
260 West 52 Street MN215 A
1490 Lexington Avenue MN211 A
800 5 Avenue MN208 B
4-21 27 Avenue QN208 C
300 East 50 Street MN194 A
233 West 125 Street MN191 A
341 8th Avenue MN188 A
5-11 47 Avenue QN188 A
245 East 124 Street MN185 B
2180 Broadway MN181 A
1245 Park Avenue MN164 A
308 Livingston Street BK160 A
85 4 Avenue MN159 A
306 East 96 Street MN159 A
25-34 Jackson Avenue QN157 A
729 2nd Avenue MN157 A
240 West 167 Street BX155 D
989 1 Avenue MN150 A
2495 Broadway MN147 A
150 East 57 Street MN144 A
181 West 97 Street MN140 B
23 India Street BK140 C
110 Green Street BK130 A
34-20 Junction Boulevard QN125 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000,000 on 2005-08-24 (lender: American Property Financing), covering 25 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-14Agreement $249,898,892 — from MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC; AUGUSTUS & JAMES COPRORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BNK, N.A. $249,898,892
2007-12-27Agreement $145,000,000 — from MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $145,000,000
2005-08-24Mortgage $20,000,000 — from MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING $20,000,000
2005-08-24Agreement $145,000,000 — from MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING $145,000,000
2003-11-03Mortgage $125,000,000 — from MSMC RESIDENTIAL REALTY LLC to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $125,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
201800101314
2019005027
2020008008
2021007007
2022014016
2023002035
20248440420
20252220410
20267190421
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 16Health & systems 39

Every one of the 282 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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