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19 West 105 Street

279Records
14City systems
33Open violations
1.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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279 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1917
Floors3
Res. units18
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)19 WEST 105 STREET HO
BBL1018410023
BIN1055611

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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 87% 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 1.1. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations33 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1996-07-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Litter Basket Request (4) · Noise (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (1) · Curb 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 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)19 WEST 105TH HDFC
Head officerSMITH LONICA
Managing agentMERLOT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,179,000 $530,550
2026$1,258,000 $566,100
2027$1,319,000 $593,550

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $279,275 a year ($40.77 per sq ft), operating expenses $119,875 ($17.50 per sq ft), net operating income $159,400. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

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.

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

Subway103 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 106 St — M10 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 106 St & Central Park W · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

19 West 105 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

13 311 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 MERLOT MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Cooper Square MN36 A
431 West 121 Street MN25 A
204 West 78 Street MN20 A
522 West 50 Street MN20 A
72 East 3 Street MN20 A
520 West 50 Street MN20 A
234 West 16 Street MN20 A
19 West 105 Street MN18 A
2373 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
14 East 96 Street MN17 A
214 East 9 Street MN14 B
529 West 147 Street MN12 B
40 East 62 Street MN11 A
350 West 48 Street MN10 A
348 West 48 Street MN10 A
471 Washington Street MN9 A
762 10 Avenue MN8 A
36 West 13 Street MN7 A
91 East End Avenue MN6 A
251 West 123 Street MN5 A
164 Eldridge Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-12RPTT&RET $145,000 — from WHALEN , EDWARD to O'CONNELL-LILLY, KEEGAN $145,000
2010-01-15RPTT&RET $385,000 — from FEUER, LENORE T to HARTNETT, SHARON; MAJCHER, ROBERT $385,000
2008-02-11RPTT&RET $50,000 — from 19 WEST 105 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to LASTER, ROBERT $50,000
2007-12-27RPTT&RET $50,000 — from 19 WEST 105 STREET HOUSING to DILLON, ALLEN P $50,000
2007-03-13RPTT&RET $50,000 — from 19 WEST 105 STREET HDFC to YEHUDAH, MALCAH $50,000
2006-01-12RPTT&RET $4,806 — from 19 WEST 105 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to SMITH, LONICA $4,806

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723038
201803025
201904026
2020091010
202108019
20220170320
20231110618
202405027
2025080311
202603014
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 13Health & systems 30

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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