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101 West 104 Street

298Records
15City systems
14Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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298 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 24 rodent inspections, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BIG BEAR,
BBL1018590031
BIN1055920

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (5) · Missed Collection (3) · Animal (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$33,000 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)MICHAEL A RILEY
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,466,000 $1,559,700
2026$3,957,000 $1,780,650
2027$4,296,000 $1,933,200

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Benny's Chao KingChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
103 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 106 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 103 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School. 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

101 West 104 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

37 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $29,000 on 1996-09-04 (lender: Lynn, Christopher and Matsuo, Shunji). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-09-04Mortgage $29,000 — from LEVIN, JAMES; RILEY, MICHAEL to LYNN, CHRISTOPHER; MATSUO, SHUNJI $29,000
1983-01-06Mortgage $20,000 — from LYNN, CHRISTOPHER; RILEY, MICHAEL; MATSUO, SHUNJI; LEVIN, JAMES to BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20175011521
20180115218
20190019221
20200121224
20210010313
20220017421
20230112518
2024009211
20250018422
202600808
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 204Ownership & money 9Health & systems 37

Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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