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119 East 97 Street

532Records
13City systems
6Open violations
7.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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532 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 311 service requests, 137 HPD complaints, 51 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units26
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)AP CAPITAL LLC
BBL1016250009
BIN1051726

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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 68% 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 7.6. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$38,730 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (26)
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)AP CAPITAL LLC
Head officerJALPA GOHIL
Managing agentRIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,593,000 $1,166,850
2026$3,097,000 $1,393,650
2027$3,224,000 $1,450,800

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 98 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 98 St & Park Ave · 500 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

119 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
518 East 80 Street MN103 A
128 7 Avenue MN61 A
1469 Lexington Avenue MN59 A
125 96 Street BK58 B
146 2 Avenue MN53 A
1473 2 Avenue MN42 A
434 Amsterdam Avenue MN37 A
437 East 80 Street MN31 A
119 East 97 Street MN26 A
224 East 51 Street MN26 A
337 East 49 Street MN25 B
121 East 97 Street MN24 A
19 Christopher Street MN22 A
309 East 9 Street MN20 A
236 East 82 Street MN20 A
319 East 75 Street MN20 B
509 East 88 Street MN20 A
419 East 72 Street MN20 A
93 Clinton Street MN20 A
512 East 88 Street MN20 A
57 East 72 Street MN19 A
308 East 80 Street MN19 B
91 Clinton Street MN18 A
412 East 78 Street MN18 A
101 Clinton Street MN18 A
1322 2 Avenue MN17 A
165 Stanton Street MN16 B
306 East 80 Street MN15 A
220 East 85 Street MN15 A
340 West 48 Street MN15 C
16 West 69 Street MN14 A
222 East 85 Street MN13 A
49 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
45 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
1378 3 Avenue MN12 A
337 East 88 Street MN11 A
333 East 88 Street MN11 A
104 East 35 Street MN11 A
335 East 88 Street MN11 A
453 West 48 Street MN11 C
143 East 97 Street MN10 A
25 West 89 Street MN10 A
147 East 97 Street MN10 A
120 West 74 Street MN10 A
24 Henry Street MN10 A
149 East 97 Street MN10 B
314 West 51 Street MN10 B
305 East 70 Street MN10 A
55 West 82 Street MN10 A
145 East 97 Street MN10 A
307 East 70 Street MN9 A
72 West 82 Street MN9 A
51 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
3 Doyers Street MN8 A
30 East 70 Street MN8 A
129 West 56 Street MN8 A
872 Madison Avenue MN8 A
186 2 Avenue MN8 B
1135 1 Avenue MN8 B
53 West 94 Street MN7 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,723,477 on 2005-11-30 (lender: Citibank 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-01Agreement $5,675,000 — from AP CAPITAL LLC; ALROSE 97 STREET LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $5,675,000
2006-05-01Deed $8,400,000 — from ALROSE 97 STREET LLC to AP CAPITAL LLC $8,400,000
2005-11-30Agreement $5,675,000 — from ALROSE 97 STREET LLC to CITIBANK N.A. $5,675,000
2005-11-30Mortgage $2,723,477 — from ALROSE 97 STREET LLC to CITIBANK N.A. $2,723,477
2005-11-30Deed $7,400,000 — from RAJ 97ST, LLC C/O MAROLDA PROPERTIES, IN to ALROSE 97 STREET LLC C/O ALROSE GROUP $7,400,000
2001-02-14Mortgage $1,250,000 — from RAJ 97 ST., LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,250,000
1999-12-28Mortgage $1,250,000 — from RAJ 97 ST., LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,250,000
1999-12-28Mortgage $500,000 — from RAJ 97 ST., LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170037138
20180022224
20190112114
20204212018
202100606
202201629
2023205310
2024009312
2025008210
202600347
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 404Ownership & money 29Health & systems 51

Every one of the 532 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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