274 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 23 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Graffiti (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).
$273,278 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | 203 OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | Joe Shapiro |
| Managing agent | BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,339,000 | $1,502,550 |
| 2026 | $3,550,000 | $1,597,500 |
| 2027 | $3,765,000 | $1,694,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $773,174 a year ($38.14 per sq ft), operating expenses $363,477 ($17.93 per sq ft), net operating income $409,697. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 98 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 100 St & Broadway · 600 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.
203 West 98 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 |
8 311 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 BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 48 buildings, 2,899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A45 · B3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2018-04-20 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 | RPTT $582,500 — from STROEBEL, CHRISTINE to SHAPIRO, JOSEPH A | $582,500 | |
| 2023-01-06 | RPTT&RET $510,000 — from MCLAREN, MARK to MERINGO, PATRICIA LEE | $510,000 | |
| 2022-12-05 | Sold for $510,000 | $510,000 | $16,452 |
| 2022-04-20 | RPTT&RET $408,642 — from FANNIE MAE to FISHKEN YENER, JILL; YENER, BULNET | $408,642 | |
| 2022-04-01 | Sold for $408,642 | $408,642 | $13,182 |
| 2021-12-09 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from KINDERGAN, ASHLEY ELIZABETH; JOHNSTON IV, JULIUS to BORUCHOV, HANA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2021-11-29 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $35,484 |
| 2021-06-22 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 203 OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 203 OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | AL&R $400,000 — from 203 OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2021-06-22 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 203 OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2021-03-11 | RPTT&RET $473,000 — from WALSH, WILLIAM T; WALSH, MARGARET M to GIARDINIERE, ADRIENNE K | $473,000 | |
| 2021-03-03 | Sold for $473,000 | $473,000 | $15,258 |
| 2020-11-10 | RPTT&RET $585,000 — from OLESKEWICZ, JAMES to MILTON, ABIGAIL | $585,000 | |
| 2020-10-23 | Sold for $585,000 | $585,000 | $18,871 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 274 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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