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311 West 97 Street

583Records
18City systems
50Open violations
6.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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583 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 86 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 83 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1901
Floors7
Res. units22
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP
BBL1018870045
BIN1057066

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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 69% 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 6.6. 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 violations50 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (15) · Noise (8) · Missed Collection (4) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$681,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)311 WEST 97 STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officerBILL LUSTIG
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,045,000 $2,720,250
2026$6,218,000 $2,798,100
2027$7,154,000 $3,219,300

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,096,914 a year ($34.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $350,987 ($11.02 per sq ft), net operating income $745,927. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 97 St — M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 94 St · 850 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

311 West 97 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1522 2 Avenue MN537 A
300 Cathedral Parkway MN342 A
67-07 Yellowstone Blvd QN276 B
301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2021-04-23 (lender: First Republic Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-23RPTT&RET $1,777,000 — from REISBERG, ALEXANDER; DUFFY, KAREN to RICHARDSON, ADAM; RICHARDSON, CAROLE $1,777,000
2026-09-14Sold for $1,777,000 $1,777,000 $80,773
2026-07-21RPTT&RET $1,660,000 — from KRUSKO, KATHLEEN M to WEBER, BRUCE; WEBER, TERESA $1,660,000
2026-07-09Sold for $1,660,000 $1,660,000 $75,455
2026-01-08RPTT&RET $1,365,000 — from FLYNN, ROBERT; FLYNN, LORNA to KRISHNA, GOWRI $1,365,000
2025-12-30Sold for $1,365,000 $1,365,000 $62,045
2025-07-24RPTT&RET $1,500,000 — from THE ANNE J. LIEBERMAN REVOCABLE LIVING T; LIEBERMAN, TRUSTEE, ANNE J to KHAN, IBRAHIM; DEMAIO, RICHARD $1,500,000
2025-07-07Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $68,182
2024-06-26RPTT&RET $1,300,000 — from GARNER, DAVID; GARNER, JUDITH to BURKE GASCON, BRIAN; HOBEIKA, JOELLE $1,300,000
2024-06-17Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $59,091
2021-08-27RPTT&RET $1,390,000 — from ROSEN, JESSE to KORNILOVSKI, ALEXANDRE; KORNILOVSKI, OLGA $1,390,000
2021-08-03Sold for $1,390,000 $1,390,000 $63,182
2021-04-23Agreement $1,150,000 — from 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK NA $1,150,000
2021-04-23Mortgage $500,000 — from 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK NA $500,000
2021-04-23AL&R $1,150,000 — from 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK NA $1,150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175110512
2018163102435
201916264533
202030233231
202111608272
202200120214
20237480322
20241178421
202512385349
20261035211
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The full timeline

Construction 89Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 317Ownership & money 98Health & systems 41

Every one of the 583 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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