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155 East 96 Street

573Records
20City systems
4Open violations
3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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573 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units40
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)96TH STREET REALTY LLC
BBL1016240021
BIN1051704

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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 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Vendor Enforcement (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC
Head officerNICK JUTIS
Managing agentMAJESTIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,789,000 $1,705,050
2026$4,168,000 $1,875,600
2027$4,733,000 $2,129,850

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 95 St & 3 Ave · 400 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

155 East 96 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 MAJESTIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP. — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155 East 96 Street MN40 A
86 University Place MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,921,826 on 2018-06-05 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-26Deed $9,375,000 — from GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC to 96TH STREET REALTY LLC $9,375,000
2026-05-26Agreement $7,031,250 — from 96TH STREET REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $7,031,250
2026-05-19Sold for $9,375,000 $9,375,000 $234,375
2018-06-05Agreement $10,000,000 — from GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $10,000,000
2018-06-05Deed $25,450,000 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LLC to GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC $25,450,000
2018-06-05Mortgage $5,921,827 — from GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $5,921,827
2018-06-05AL&R $10,000,000 — from GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $10,000,000
2018-05-31Sold for $25,450,000 $25,450,000 $636,250
2013-09-18Mortgage $2,506,886 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,506,886
2013-09-18Agreement $4,500,000 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,500,000
2013-09-18AL&R $4,500,000 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND, $4,500,000
2004-02-04Mortgage $753,042 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to MARATHON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $753,042
2004-02-04Agreement $2,600,000 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to MARATHON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $2,600,000
2004-02-04AL&R $2,600,000 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to MARATHON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI $2,600,000
2002-05-16Mortgage $691,875 — from AKIVAH J. WOLFSON LIMITED LIABILITY COMP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $691,875

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171130115
2018048315
20191330236
20203440047
20211570159
20221290131
20234200226
20242120317
2025250310
2026085417
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 393Ownership & money 61Health & systems 28

Every one of the 573 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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