980 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 328 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 75 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 3.7. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2003-06-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$6,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (7) · Rodent (5) · Food Establishment (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3).
$7,071,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1971) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (217) |
| 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) | RAHF IV TOWER WEST LLC |
| Head officer | CAROLYN AU |
| Managing agent | ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,107,000 | $17,598,150 |
| 2026 | $6,445,000 | $2,900,250 |
| 2027 | $43,272,000 | $19,472,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $6,398,984 a year ($18.39 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,454,473 ($4.18 per sq ft), net operating income $4,944,512. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NONE |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder | Other | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Food Worker Hygiene, Handwashing) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 — B C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 97 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 95 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.
65 West 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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.
Managed by ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 198 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AL&R $8,150,000 — from DS 741 COLUMBUS III LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS II LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD. | $8,150,000 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Mortgage $8,150,000 — from DS 741 COLUMBUS III LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS II LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD. | $8,150,000 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Deed $12,875,000 — from TW COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS LLC to DS 741 COLUMBUS LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS II LLC; DS 741 COLUMBUS III LLC | $12,875,000 | |
| 2026-06-12 | Sold for $12,875,000 | $12,875,000 | $59,332 |
| 2020-03-19 | Deed $93,836,434 — from TOWER WEST, INC. to RAHF IV TOWER WEST HOUSING COMPANY, INC.; RAHF IV TOWER WEST, LLC | $93,836,434 | |
| 2020-03-19 | Mortgage $74,456,200 — from RAHF IV TOWER WEST HOUSING COMPANY, INC.; RAHF IV TOWER WEST, LLC to HUNT MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC | $74,456,200 | |
| 2020-03-17 | Sold for $93,836,434 | $93,836,434 | $432,426 |
| 2014-04-14 | Mortgage $20,631,700 — from TOWER WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P.; TOWER WEST, INC; TOWER WEST ASSOCIATES, LP; TOWER WEST, INC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $20,631,700 | |
| 2014-04-14 | Mortgage $20,631,700 — from TOWER WEST ASSOCIATES, L.P.; TOWER WEST, INC; TOWER WEST ASSOCIATES, LP; TOWER WEST, INC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $20,631,700 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 105 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 91 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2024 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 68 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 57 |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 75 |
Every one of the 980 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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