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28 West 97 Street

2,744Records
21City systems
108Open violations
17.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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2,744 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,116 311 service requests, 862 HPD complaints, 180 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1969
Floors14
Res. units247
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)50 W 97 OWNER LLC
BBL1018320043
BIN1055265

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.2. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations108 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

139 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 70 · winter 2025–26: 63). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
70
’24–25
63
’25–26

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

$5,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

240 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (69) · Noise (27) · Illegal Parking (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11).

Filed construction activity

$2,528,312 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1969)
YesSix or more residential units (247)
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)WEST 97TH ST REALTY CORP
Head officerSMAJLJE SRDANOVIC
Managing agentSTELLAR MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,448,000 $10,101,600
2026$24,927,000 $11,217,150
2027$25,111,000 $11,299,950

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Columbus Av — M96 M106 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 97 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith. 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

28 West 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

240 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 69 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 STELLAR MANAGEMENT — 66 buildings, 5,988 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
310 Greenwich Street MN1328 B
165 St. Marks Place SI454 B
49 Crown Street BK321 C
884 2 Avenue MN251 A
28 West 97 Street MN247 B
70 West 93 Street MN203 B
211 McGuinness Boulevard BK197 A
752 West End Avenue MN197 B
341 10 Street BK154 B
1655 Undercliff Avenue BX125 C
50 West 93 Street MN123 B
90-10 34 Avenue QN111 D
1889 Sedgwick Avenue BX103 B
87 Hamilton Place MN97 C
522 Ocean Avenue BK86 B
320 East 52 Street MN85 A
236 East 13 Street MN84 A
223 2 Avenue MN83 A
1301 St Nicholas Avenue MN72 C
1795 Riverside Drive MN70 A
3458 Broadway MN67 B
106 Vermilyea Avenue MN66 B
1020 Amsterdam Avenue MN66 A
118 Vermilyea Avenue MN65 B
575 West 175 Street MN65 B
117 Dyckman Street MN63 A
252 West 76 Street MN61 A
155 Ridge Street MN53 A
701 West 180 Street MN53 B
3430 Broadway MN51 B
3513 Broadway MN50 A
700 West 178 Street MN45 C
3351 Broadway MN44 B
3501 Broadway MN43 C
1061 St Nicholas Avenue MN43 B
308 Eckford Street BK43 A
700 West 180 Street MN43 B
3488 Broadway MN43 B
510 West 144 Street MN43 A
701 West 177 Street MN42 B
3486 Broadway MN40 B
604 West 162 Street MN40 B
3420 Broadway MN36 B
25 East 124 Street MN36 B
395 East 151 Street BX32 B
214 West 21 Street MN31 A
1071 St Nicholas Avenue MN31 B
23 East 124 Street MN29 C
620 West 152 Street MN26 B
602 West 146 Street MN26 A
15 West 123 Street MN25 B
1316 5 Avenue MN25 B
171 West 81 Street MN20 A
167 West 81 Street MN20 A
169 West 81 Street MN20 A
175 West 81 Street MN20 A
209 West 21 Street MN20 A
173 West 81 Street MN19 A
330 East 54 Street MN17 A
151 Ridge Street MN10 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2014-11-03 (lender: Capital One, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-29AL&R $68,000,000 — from 50 W 97 OWNER LLC; 50 W 97TH LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $68,000,000
2023-08-29Agreement $68,000,000 — from 50 W 97TH LLC; 50 W 97 OWNER LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $68,000,000
2018-10-11AL&R $75,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP.; 50 W 97TH LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $75,000,000
2018-10-11M&CON $75,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP.; 50 W 97TH LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $75,000,000
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-03Mortgage $18,171,549 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $18,171,549
2014-11-03Agreement $46,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $46,000,000
2014-11-03AL&R $46,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $46,000,000
2014-11-03Mortgage $5,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $5,000,000
2014-11-03AL&R $5,000,000 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NA $5,000,000
2012-11-30RPTT&RET $51,040,000 — from ULYSSES PARTNERS, L.P. to STELLAR 97 ACQUISITION LLC $51,040,000
2012-07-27Agreement $28,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. $28,800,000
2009-09-29Agreement $34,934,216 — from WEST 97TH STREET REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $34,934,216
2006-03-24RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $362,419,501

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017211317602212
2018162114666195
201912147406106
202076400457
202136440255
202231820591
20233113656151
20243315905170
2025314660487
20263726202274
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The full timeline

Construction 189Enforcement 285Housing & tenants 2,174Ownership & money 38Health & systems 58

Every one of the 2,744 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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