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304 West 109 Street

316Records
17City systems
29Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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316 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 rodent inspections, 65 311 service requests, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units23
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)CLOISTER 107 LLC C/O
BBL1018930022
BIN1057308, 1085322

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 16.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations29 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-13.

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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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Rodent (3) · Noise (3) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$75,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)CLOISTER 107, LLC
Head officerBURTON R KASSELL
Managing agentTHE PALINDROME CORP
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,642,000 $1,188,900
2026$2,735,000 $1,230,750
2027$3,092,000 $1,391,400

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 108 St — M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCathedral Pkwy & Broadway · 350 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

304 West 109 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

16 311 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 THE PALINDROME CORP — 7 buildings, 125 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
244 West 10 Street MN26 A
304 West 109 Street MN23 A
104 Mac Dougal Street MN22 A
202 West 102 Street MN19 A
93 Perry Street MN16 A
302 West 109 Street MN10 A
856 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $945,443 on 2001-05-21 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofnew York), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-08Agreement $2,310,435 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,310,435
2015-05-20AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2015-05-20Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2011-04-05AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2011-04-05Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2001-05-21Mortgage $945,443 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $945,443
1999-08-11Mortgage $600,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $600,000
1996-07-12Mortgage $1,425,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,425,000
1996-07-12Mortgage $309,322 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $309,322
1989-09-20Mortgage $389,950 — from ATA REALTY COMPANY to UNITED NORTHERN F/SBK $389,950
1988-06-08Mortgage $325,000 — from ATA REALTY COMPANY to RAKOFF-MAROLDA CORP $325,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013037
2018012101032
20190040913
202004130219
20210030710
20222050411
20230080513
2024002057
202500124622
202601110113
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 42Health & systems 94

Every one of the 316 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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