474 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 113 HPD complaints, 90 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 38.4. 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.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (1) · GENERAL (1) · Rodent (1) · Taxi Report (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | ENCORE MANHATTAN 168 LLC |
| Head officer | JEVA LIN |
| Managing agent | ENCORE SPRING REALTY |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,794,000 | $807,300 |
| 2026 | $2,127,000 | $957,150 |
| 2027 | $2,056,000 | $925,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUELB2 |
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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 96 St — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 95 St & 3 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.
161 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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 ENCORE SPRING REALTY — 2 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 East 96 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 324 East 73 Street | MN | 18 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $284,786 on 2025-12-26 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | Mortgage $284,786 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN 168, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $284,786 | |
| 2025-12-26 | Agreement $2,624,000 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN 168 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $2,624,000 | |
| 2015-12-11 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN 168, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-11 | Deed $6,562,500 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to ENCORE MANHATTAN 168, LLC | $6,562,500 | |
| 2015-12-11 | Mortgage $1,008,499 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN 168, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,008,499 | |
| 2015-12-11 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN 168, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2013-01-28 | Agreement $2,110,000 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,110,000 | |
| 2013-01-28 | Mortgage $667,444 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $667,444 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Mortgage $75,202 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $75,202 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2010-12-20 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Mortgage $375,000 — from RAYMARC R.E. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $375,000 | |
| 2007-07-19 | Mortgage $499,000 — from BADNER, JOAN A; BADNER, JEROME Z to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $499,000 | |
| 2004-03-24 | Mortgage $46,015 — from BADNER, JOAN A to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $46,015 | |
| 2004-03-24 | Agreement $710,000 — from BADNER, JOAN A to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $710,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
| 2019 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 2026 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Every one of the 474 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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