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97 Arden Street

3,714Records
19City systems
20Open violations
27.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,714 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,578 HPD complaints, 1,260 311 service requests, 518 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units78
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES L
BBL1021750150
BIN1064247

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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 53% 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 27.8. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

155 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (79) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Illegal Parking (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · PLUMBING (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$82,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (78)
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)97 ARDEN ASSOC LLC
Head officerADAM PARKOFF
Managing agentNEW PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,082,000 $2,286,900
2026$4,823,000 $2,170,350
2027$4,769,000 $2,146,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayDyckman St — A · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Dyckman St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Riverside Dr — Bx7 M100 · 350 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & Broadway · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

97 Arden 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

155 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 NEW PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC — 62 buildings, 4,143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B21 · C6 · D8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2131 Wallace Avenue BX175 D
2132 Wallace Avenue BX172 D
4861 Broadway MN146 C
8700 25 Avenue BK123 B
2728 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX121 C
8635 21 Avenue BK120 D
1701 West 3 Street BK107 B
2084 Bronx Park East BX106 D
162-15 Highland Avenue QN105 C
28 East End Avenue MN102 A
500 West 235 Street BX87 B
2198 Wallace Avenue BX85 C
83-46 118 Street QN84 B
97 Arden Street MN78 A
3115 Avenue I BK77 B
3101 Avenue I BK77 A
1 Seaman Avenue MN74 B
110 Post Avenue MN73 B
2161 Barnes Avenue BX72 A
200 Dyckman Street MN72 B
237 East 20 Street MN72 A
11 Seaman Avenue MN72 B
165 Seaman Avenue MN72 A
2182 Barnes Avenue BX71 D
2140 Barnes Avenue BX70 D
249 Cumberland Street BK70 A
2162 Barnes Avenue BX70 C
383 East 17 Street BK67 A
1561 East 13 Street BK66 A
64-45 Booth Street QN66 A
175-27 87 Drive QN66 D
3300 Netherland Avenue BX66 B
900 Avenue H BK65 B
2 Seaman Avenue MN64 B
64-21 Booth Street QN62 A
1420 Ocean Parkway BK60 A
150 74 Street BK60 A
2016 Avenue N BK60 A
401 Schenectady Avenue BK59 B
98 Thayer Street MN59 B
4730 Broadway MN56 B
2705 Bainbridge Avenue BX54 C
260 Lenox Road BK53 A
431 3 Avenue MN52 A
745 Lincoln Place BK50 B
110-56 71 Avenue QN49 A
75 Thayer Street MN48 A
258 East 18 Street BK48 B
2828 Kings Highway BK48 B
7005 Shore Road BK46 A
144 East 22 Street MN46 A
2784 Morris Avenue BX44 D
192 East 75 Street MN38 A
3 East 66 Street MN27 B
133 East 84 Street MN24 A
1510 York Avenue MN24 B
207 East 76 Street MN16 A
217 East 76 Street MN13 A
209 East 76 Street MN12 A
623 2 Avenue MN9 A

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,872,301 on 2017-11-09 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-14Agreement $8,352,000 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A.; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,352,000
2017-11-09Agreement $9,392,000 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,392,000
2017-11-09Mortgage $1,872,301 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,872,301
2014-04-10Mortgage $2,344,935 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $2,344,935
2010-11-03Agreement $5,860,000 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $5,860,000
2010-11-03Mortgage $2,342,585 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,342,585
2010-10-21RPTT $1,019,147 — from KATZ NJ, LLC to OUR NEWLY FORMED LLC $1,019,147
2003-07-29Mortgage $954,932 — from 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $954,932
2000-10-11Mortgage $2,452,294 — from KATZ NJ, LLC; 97 ARDEN ASSOCIATES,LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $2,452,294
1991-01-22Mortgage $340,373 — from 97 ARDEN CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $340,373
1985-10-16Mortgage $495,000 — from 97 ARDEN CORP to EAST NY SVGS BK $495,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701327649302
201804187019210
201901210003115
2020011710183
2021069103100
20224420803219
202329273111296
2024039504102
202500650368
202602680373
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 186Housing & tenants 3,392Ownership & money 32Health & systems 85

Every one of the 3,714 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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