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66 West 109 Street

712Records
15City systems
10Open violations
42.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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712 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 311 service requests, 195 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC
BBL1018440058
BIN1055733

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 42.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1989-10-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
34
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · WATER LEAK (6) · Noise (3) · Lead (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$76,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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 109 REALTY OWNER LLC
Head officerSCOTT BERMAN
Managing agentWEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,380,000 $1,521,000
2026$3,718,000 $1,673,100
2027$3,910,000 $1,759,500

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 109 St — M7 M116 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 107 St & Columbus Ave · 450 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

66 West 109 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

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 WEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
66 West 109 Street MN22 B
70 West 109 Street MN22 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,078,403 on 2020-03-09 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and Keybank National Association), covering 34 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
2020-03-09Mortgage $36,078,404 — from 587 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC; 730 RIVERSIDE DRIVE PROPERTY OWNER LLC; 440 AUDUBON OWNER LLC; FI to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $36,078,404
2020-03-09Agreement $324,000,000 — from 470 WEST 23 TENANT OWNER LLC; 2090 AMSTERDAM OWNER LLC; NEXT TO 92 EQUITIES OWNER LLC; 132 to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $324,000,000
2020-03-09AL&R $324,000,000 — from EAST RIVER 95 OWNER LLC; 470 WEST 23 OWNER LLC; 125 REALTY TENANT OWNER LLC; 480 HUMBOLDT to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $324,000,000
2015-07-31AL&R $12,000,000 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $12,000,000
2015-07-31Agreement $12,000,000 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $12,000,000
2015-07-31Mortgage $3,857,593 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,857,593
2012-03-06Deed $11,350,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to WEST 109 REALTY LLC $11,350,000
2012-03-06AL&R $8,511,880 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,511,880
2011-03-07Agreement $8,607,752 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,607,752
2008-03-11AL&R $550,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC $550,000
2008-03-11Mortgage $550,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC $550,000
2007-01-31Agreement $8,750,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,750,000
2007-01-31Mortgage $1,450,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,450,000
2006-10-26Mortgage $800,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC $800,000
2006-10-26AL&R $800,000 — from 99 ASSOCIATES, INC to CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700290231
201842380448
201902160321
2020002616042
202100210122
202200330639
202300140216
202400230124
202500520153
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 546Ownership & money 95Health & systems 31

Every one of the 712 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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