915 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 262 311 service requests, 240 HPD complaints, 213 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 99.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · GENERAL (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$53,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | WEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT BERMAN |
| Managing agent | WEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,171,000 | $1,426,950 |
| 2026 | $3,492,000 | $1,571,400 |
| 2027 | $3,515,000 | $1,581,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / Cathedral Pkwy — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 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.
70 West 109 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 WEST 109 REALTY OWNER LLC — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 West 109 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 70 West 109 Street | MN | 22 | B |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | AL&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 | |
| 2020-03-09 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2020-03-09 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2015-07-31 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-31 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $12,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-31 | Mortgage $3,857,593 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,857,593 | |
| 2012-03-06 | Deed $11,350,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to WEST 109 REALTY LLC | $11,350,000 | |
| 2012-03-06 | AL&R $8,511,880 — from WEST 109 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,511,880 | |
| 2011-03-07 | Agreement $8,607,752 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,607,752 | |
| 2008-03-11 | AL&R $550,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC | $550,000 | |
| 2008-03-11 | Mortgage $550,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC | $550,000 | |
| 2007-01-31 | Agreement $8,750,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,750,000 | |
| 2007-01-31 | Mortgage $1,450,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,450,000 | |
| 2006-10-26 | Mortgage $800,000 — from CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC | $800,000 | |
| 2006-10-26 | AL&R $800,000 — from 99 ASSOCIATES, INC to CANTOR PROPERTIES, LLC | $800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 82 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 87 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 100 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 15 | 81 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
Every one of the 915 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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