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260 West 99 Street

1,071Records
19City systems
4Open violations
61.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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1,071 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 683 HPD complaints, 127 311 service requests, 116 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1886
Floors5
Res. units34
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)BILANDER HDFC
BBL1018700060
BIN1056413

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 61.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).

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

What 311 hears from this address

58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · GENERAL (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)BILANDER HALL LP
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,947,000 $876,150
2026$2,070,000 $931,500
2027$2,009,000 $904,050

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 100 St — M104 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 100 St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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

260 West 99 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

58 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,237,071 on 2009-07-10 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-07-10Mortgage $2,237,071 — from BILANDER HALL, L.P.; BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,237,071
2009-07-10Mortgage $1,844,633 — from BILANDER HALL, L.P.; BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,844,633
2009-07-10Agreement $3,641,802 — from BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,641,802
2005-08-24Mortgage $501,216 — from BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $501,216
2005-08-24Mortgage $3,500,000 — from BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,500,000
2005-08-24Deed $1,750,000 — from 260 W. 99TH STREET REALTY CORP. to BILANDER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170170219
20180390342
20190120416
20201321236
20210140216
202206039
20230420850
20240130417
2025010904113
20260230225
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 946Ownership & money 19Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,071 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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