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209 Bennett Avenue

759Records
18City systems
23Open violations
19.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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759 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 329 311 service requests, 159 HPD complaints, 51 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)BENNETT OWNERS CORP
BBL1021800536
BIN1064470

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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 54% 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 19.2. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations23 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

132 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (93) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Elevator (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)BENNETT OWNERS CORP
Head officerMICHAEL EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,492,000 $1,121,400
2026$2,744,000 $1,234,800
2027$2,716,000 $1,222,200

The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 $766,408 a year ($35.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $490,484 ($22.86 per sq ft), net operating income $275,924. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

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

Subway191 St — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
190 St — A · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Fairview Av — Bx7 M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 190 St & Broadway · 250 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

209 Bennett 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

132 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2014-04-22 (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
2014-04-22Mortgage $1,100,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2014-04-22AL&R $1,100,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2009-01-23M&CON $1,000,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2009-01-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2003-05-29Agreement $800,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $800,000
2003-05-29Mortgage $146,284 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $146,284
1997-08-28Mortgage $100,000 — from BENNETT OWNERS CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $100,000
1989-12-05Mortgage $150,001 — from 209 REALTY to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $150,001
1988-08-22Mortgage $499,999 — from 209 REALTY to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $499,999
1982-11-18Mortgage $1,819 — from SHEPARD ASSETS, INC. to MARKHAM COMPANY $1,819
1982-11-18Agreement $1,819 — from SHEPARD ASSETS, INC. to MARKHAM COMPANY $1,819

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701190121
201802140218
20190168402102
202005670375
202104510459
2022013801049
202301150218
202404270334
202532772589
202652520261
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 553Ownership & money 49Health & systems 48

Every one of the 759 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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