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945 West End Avenue

3,919Records
21City systems
49Open violations
140.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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3,919 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,411 311 service requests, 1,290 HPD complaints, 669 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1905
Floors12
Res. units47
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)945 WEA OWNER LLC
BBL1018920013
BIN1057263

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 140.6. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations49 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

168 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 100). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

42
’23–24
24
’24–25
100
’25–26

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

$10,180 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

217 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (84) · PLUMBING (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · WATER LEAK (11) · Elevator (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9).

Filed construction activity

$1,379,740 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)945 WEA LLC
Head officerCraig Mitnick
Managing agentDavid Eisenstein Real Estate
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,745,000 $3,485,250
2026$8,234,000 $3,705,300
2027$8,301,000 $3,735,450

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway103 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Broadway — M60-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 107 St · 150 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

945 West End Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

217 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 84 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
64-20 Saunders Street QN151 C
137-20 45 Avenue QN149 C
45-15 Colden Street QN148 C
44-15 Colden Street QN138 D
201 East 164 Street BX133 C
63-60 98 Street QN129 C
831 Bartholdi Street BX122 C
97-50 Queens Boulevard QN100 C
65-44 Saunders Street QN98 B
740 West End Avenue MN95 A
2198 Cruger Avenue BX88 C
2481 Broadway MN86 C
118-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN84 A
26-49 96 Street QN84 B
3344 Ft Independence St BX80 C
2180 Bronx Park East BX72 B
44-35 Colden Street QN71 B
40-04 Bowne Street QN69 A
408 West 34 Street MN68 A
84-20 Austin Street QN68 B
700 West End Avenue MN65 A
87-10 135 Street QN62 B
2401 Davidson Avenue BX62 B
2197 Cruger Avenue BX61 B
60 University Place MN60 A
101-19 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN60 A
125 Riverside Drive MN60 B
1860 Billingsley Terrace BX59 C
1011 Carroll Place BX56 C
64-85 Wetherole Street QN56 B
1072 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 C
123-30 83 Avenue QN51 B
3520 DeKalb Avenue BX48 B
945 West End Avenue MN47 B
715 Riverside Drive MN47 B
2151 Davidson Avenue BX46 C
305 West 99 Street MN46 A
105 East 177 Street BX46 C
140 West 238 Street BX45 A
2471 Grand Avenue BX42 C
3043 Villa Avenue BX41 C
152 Sherman Avenue MN41 B
974 45 Street BK39 C
15 East 10 Street MN39 A
64 Jesup Place BX38 B
67-15 Dartmouth Street QN38 B
51 Buchanan Place BX37 C
165 West 83 Street MN36 A
1030 Woodycrest Avenue BX36 C
917 Ogden Avenue BX36 D
306 West 104 Street MN36 A
55 East 196 Street BX35 A
169 East 102 Street MN34 A
317 West 99 Street MN34 A
1039 Simpson Street BX33 C
1815 Grand Concourse BX32 D
120 Riverside Drive MN32 B
2415 Arthur Avenue BX31 A
2643 Sedgwick Avenue BX30 C
529 East 85 Street MN29 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $48,517 on 2003-08-07 (lender: Independence Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-08Deed $11,000,000 — from B-U REALTY CORP. to 945 WEA OWNER LLC; 945 WEA FREEPORT LLC; 945 WEA NETHERLAND LLC $11,000,000
2024-06-26Sold for $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $234,043
2003-08-07AL&R $2,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to B-U REALTY CORP. $2,000,000
2003-08-07Agreement $2,000,000 — from B-U REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2003-08-07Mortgage $48,517 — from B-U REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $48,517
1996-04-30Mortgage $128,864 — from B-U REALTY CORP. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $128,864
1994-09-13Mortgage $2,750,000 — from B-U REALTY CORP to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA $2,750,000
1988-09-19Mortgage $150,000 — from B-U REALTY CORP to MARINE MIDLAND BANKN A $150,000
1987-06-19Mortgage $5,350,000 — from B-U REALTY CORP to MARINE MIDLAND BK $5,350,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
714
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171815304166
201822732803360
201941415002170
202051420013223
2021412688010714
20223318306195
2023515600383
2024121629939339
20251769903125
20265511903132
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 295Housing & tenants 3,412Ownership & money 56Health & systems 63

Every one of the 3,919 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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