525 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 HPD housing violations, 101 HPD complaints, 93 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.2. 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 | 64 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Boilers (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1).
$274,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | 111-117 W 96 ST OWNER INC |
| Head officer | SARA B COLES |
| Managing agent | MAXWELL KATES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,608,000 | $2,073,600 |
| 2026 | $4,915,000 | $2,211,750 |
| 2027 | $5,898,000 | $2,654,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
| 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 | 96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 96 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Columbus Av — M96 M106 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 95 St · 550 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.
113 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 196 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-10-09 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-02-08 | AL&R $300,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2019-02-08 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-02-08 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-02-08 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2016-06-20 | RPTT&RET $975,000 — from GAFFNEY, PETER J to APPELBEE MARTIN, LAURA; AIEX, VINICIUS R | $975,000 | |
| 2016-05-25 | Sold for $975,000 | $975,000 | $97,500 |
| 2013-06-27 | RPTT&RET $865,000 — from YOON, JUNGHYUN; SHIN, ANNA YOON; SHIN, JOONGHO to GAFFNEY, PETER | $865,000 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Mortgage $950,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $500,000 | |
| 1997-03-05 | Mortgage $850,000 — from 111-117 WEST 96TH STREET OWNERS, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $850,000 | |
| 1986-07-31 | Mortgage $185,027 — from 111-117 W 96 ST OWNRS,IC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $185,027 | |
| 1983-07-19 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 111-117 W.96 STREETETC. to 111-117 W.96 ST.ASSOC. | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 14 | 2 | 140 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
Every one of the 525 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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