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238 West 108 Street

258Records
16City systems
0Open violations
5.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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258 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 DOB complaints, 27 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built2007
Floors6
Res. units6
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)THE COLUMBIA HOUSE
BBL1018797501
BIN1056668

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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 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$485,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)COLUMBIA HOUSE
Head officerJONAH LOWENFELD
Managing agentCORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,049,250 $472,163
2026$1,594,860 $717,687
2027$1,859,760 $836,892

The city's market estimate has risen 77% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 106 St — M60-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 107 St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

238 West 108 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

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC — 113 buildings, 1,524 units. Grades across the portfolio: A94 · B12 · C6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
68 Remsen Street BK103 A
148 East 24 Street MN55 A
603 Washington Street MN54 A
540 6th Avenue MN50 A
426 West Broadway MN34 A
21 South William Street MN31 A
110 Thompson Street MN30 A
838 Greenwich Street MN29 A
80 Warren Street MN29 A
121 West 17 Street MN28 A
601 West End Avenue MN26 A
20 East 84 Street MN25 A
36 West 24 Street MN24 A
684 3 Avenue MN24 A
107 West 25 Street MN24 A
76 Remsen Street BK23 A
183 East Broadway MN20 A
167 West 73 Street MN20 A
32 Downing Street MN20 A
924 2 Avenue MN20 A
38 Downing Street MN20 A
52 Thomas Street MN20 A
445 West 48 Street MN20 A
40 Downing Street MN20 A
71 Barrow Street MN20 A
130 East 84 Street MN20 A
137 Duane Street MN19 C
128 East 84 Street MN19 A
199 East 7 Street MN19 A
543 Broadway MN18 A
69 8 Avenue MN18 A
67 8 Avenue MN18 A
32 West 20 Street MN18 A
125 Central Park North MN17 A
340 3 Avenue MN16 A
97 Lexington Avenue MN16 A
301 West 89 Street MN15 A
237 West 15 Street MN14 A
952 Columbus Avenue MN14 A
104 Charlton Street MN14 A
243 East 77 Street MN13 A
468 Greenwich Street MN12 A
75 Horatio Street MN12 A
29 Bedford Street MN12 A
550 Hudson Street MN12 A
71 Grand Street MN12 A
217 West 19 Street MN12 A
92 Warren Street MN12 A
613 East 11 Street MN12 A
3 Wooster Street MN11 A
130 East 12 Street MN11 A
171 West 73 Street MN11 C
77 8 Avenue MN11 A
530 Canal Street MN10 A
128 West 70 Street MN10 A
116 West 22 Street MN10 A
437 Greenwich Street MN10 A
335 Lexington Avenue MN10 A
27 Great Jones Street MN10 A
140 Prince Street MN9 A

showing 60 of 113 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-24Deed $2,000,000 — from MAYER, JAIMIE to GROSSMANN, JENNIFER; GROSSMANN, RICHARD $2,000,000
2023-07-24Mortgage $1,136,205 — from GROSSMANN, JENNIFER; GROSSMANN, RICHARD to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,136,205
2023-07-24Agreement $1,799,799 — from GROSSMANN, JENNIFER; GROSSMANN, RICHARD to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,799,799
2023-07-18Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $333,333
2022-07-28Mortgage $1,960,000 — from MAZELYTE, LINA; GRYBAS, ALGIRDAS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; TD BANK, N.A. $1,960,000
2022-07-28Deed $2,450,000 — from CALLAHAN, SHARON to MAZELYTE, LINA; GRYBAS, ALGIRDAS $2,450,000
2022-07-21Sold for $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $408,333
2022-07-21Deed $1,900,000 — from ROSKES, JONATHAN ALLAN to ELZWEIG, DANIELLE S $1,900,000
2022-07-11Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $316,667
2022-02-22Mortgage $1,230,000 — from ROVIS, TOMISLAV to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,230,000
2022-02-22Deed $1,875,000 — from CALLAHAN, SHARON to ROVIS, TOMISLAV $1,875,000
2022-02-10Sold for $1,875,000 $1,875,000 $312,500
2021-09-13Mortgage $2,249,750 — from GROSSMANN, RICHARD; GROSSMANN, JENNIFER to MERS $2,249,750
2021-09-13Deed $2,500,000 — from KIM, EUGENE S; KIM, GRACE J to GROSSMANN, RICHARD; GROSSMANN, JENNIFER $2,500,000
2021-08-31Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $416,667

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018010034
20190046414
2020011013
2021000729
202200616426
20237026318
2024601029
20256020412
2026100023
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 20Ownership & money 103Health & systems 36

Every one of the 258 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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