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53 West 106 Street

691Records
18City systems
5Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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691 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 311 service requests, 130 HPD housing violations, 118 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC
BBL1018420012
BIN1055649

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.3. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 17).

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

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (9) · GENERAL (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$699,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (16)
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)MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC
Head officerKAVI SUKHRAM
Managing agentVENTURA LAND CORP
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,957,000 $880,650
2026$2,055,000 $924,750
2027$2,015,000 $906,750

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Osteria 106ItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 106 St — M7 M116 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 300 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

53 West 106 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 VENTURA LAND CORP — 24 buildings, 938 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149-35 Northern Boulevard QN146 B
14 Sickles Street MN104 C
5025 Broadway MN67 B
659 West 162 Street MN53 A
654 West 161 Street MN50 A
547 West 157 Street MN48 B
139-19 34 Road QN46 A
3157 Broadway MN45 A
128 West 13 Street MN42 A
35 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
109-15 37 Avenue QN36 A
90-32 53 Avenue QN30 A
351 Wadsworth Avenue MN30 B
530 West 157 Street MN30 B
344 West 17 Street MN25 A
367 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
423 East 81 Street MN20 A
1220 Richmond Road SI20 A
421 East 81 Street MN20 A
53 West 106 Street MN16 B
57 West 106 Street MN16 B
340 West 17 Street MN15 A
343 West 16 Street MN8 A
99-11 Northern Boulevard QN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,503 on 2021-05-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA), 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
2021-05-12Agreement $1,690,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $1,690,000
2021-05-12Mortgage $160,503 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $160,503
2016-08-19Mortgage $1,700,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE, N.A. $1,700,000
2016-08-19Mortgage $2,374 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE, N.A. $2,374
2016-08-19Agreement $1,700,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE, N.A. $1,700,000
2012-06-01Agreement $1,850,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA to MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC $1,850,000
2012-05-10Mortgage $102,883 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $102,883
2012-05-10Agreement $1,850,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,850,000
2007-11-29Agreement $1,850,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC $1,850,000
2007-11-29Mortgage $1,850,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,850,000
2000-12-26Mortgage $139,899,370 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $139,899,370
1998-01-23Mortgage $185,019 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $185,019
1997-06-25Mortgage $635,000 — from MANHATTAN VENTURA LLC to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $635,000
1997-05-22Mortgage $230,000 — from MARLOWE, BENJAMIN T.; MARLOWE, DONNA LISA to PRANA 3450 PARTNERS $230,000
1997-01-21Mortgage $230,000 — from PRANA ASSOCIATES FIFTEEN, L.P. to MARLOWE, BENJAMIN T.; MARLOWE, DONNA LISA $230,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201733870295
201801280231
201903630268
202026330142
202111762228
20224080820
202333290742
2024142130231
202571180329
202611190223
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The full timeline

Construction 69Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 476Ownership & money 65Health & systems 41

Every one of the 691 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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