1,840 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 754 HPD complaints, 613 311 service requests, 178 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Noise (8) · APPLIANCE (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (2).
$3,186,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (108) |
| 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) | 305 WEST 97TH STREET ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | Michael Solana |
| Managing agent | VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA |
| Last registered | 2025-12-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,690,000 | $2,560,500 |
| 2026 | $6,049,000 | $2,722,050 |
| 2027 | $6,290,000 | $2,830,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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: W 97 St / West End Av — M96 M106 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 100 St & Broadway · 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.
305 West 97 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 |
48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-GNY — 15 buildings, 1,096 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1055 Webster Avenue | BX | 200 | A |
| 5 East 118 Street | MN | 175 | A |
| 3926 Broadway | MN | 146 | B |
| 112 East Clarke Place | BX | 122 | B |
| 1746 Andrews Avenue South | BX | 118 | A |
| 305 West 97 Street | MN | 108 | B |
| 2388 Creston Avenue | BX | 66 | B |
| 592 Wales Avenue | BX | 59 | A |
| 226 West 20 Street | MN | 52 | B |
| 855 East 175 Street | BX | 36 | A |
| 2643 Broadway | MN | 14 | B |
| 2112 2 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
| 160 West 74 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 1381 East New York Avenue | BK | 0 | — |
| 1361 Cromwell Avenue | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,421,965 on 2018-06-18 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-18 | Agreement $3,825,964 — from 305 WEST 97TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,825,964 | |
| 2018-06-18 | Mortgage $7,421,965 — from 305 WEST 97TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,421,965 | |
| 2018-06-18 | Agreement $1,518,043 — from 305 WEST 97TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,518,043 | |
| 2012-11-14 | RPTT&RET $5,168,592 — from CORPORATE HOUSING INITIATIVES LIMITED PA to WEST 97TH STREET HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. | $5,168,592 | |
| 1989-06-12 | Mortgage $1,477,136 — from WEST 97 ST/HSNG/DVLP/FND to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD | $1,477,136 | |
| 1989-06-12 | Mortgage $3,722,864 — from WEST 97 ST/HSNG/DVLP/FND to CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,722,864 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 10 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 177 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 91 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 39 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
Every one of the 1,840 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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