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95 West 195 Street

4,086Records
19City systems
82Open violations
158.6Penalty rate

4,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,873 311 service requests, 1,353 HPD complaints, 348 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units61
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC
BBL2032490001
BIN2015298

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 158.6. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations82 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1998-04-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

223 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 109 · winter 2024–25: 104 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

109
’23–24
104
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

214 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (111) · Illegal Parking (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Noise (9) · Elevator (6) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$479,051 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (61)
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)DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC
Head officerMICHAEL EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT COR
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,954,000 $1,779,300
2026$4,450,000 $2,002,500
2027$4,630,000 $2,083,500

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (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.

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

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 195 St / Reservoir Av — Bx32 · 250 ft
Citi BikeStrong St & University Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights
Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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

95 West 195 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

214 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 111 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: $483,835 on 2022-06-29 (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
2022-06-29AL&R $5,600,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,600,000
2022-06-29Agreement $5,600,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,600,000
2022-06-29Mortgage $483,835 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $483,835
2017-12-06AL&R $5,500,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2017-12-06Agreement $5,500,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2017-12-06Mortgage $985,606 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $985,606
2013-06-11Mortgage $5,000,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2013-06-11AL&R $5,000,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,000,000
2004-03-18Agreement $2,400,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC $2,400,000
2004-03-18Agreement $2,400,000 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,400,000
2004-03-18Mortgage $900,467 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $900,467
1998-11-23Mortgage $508,098 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $508,098
1995-01-31Mortgage $352,371 — from DIPLOMACY REALTY ASSOCIATES to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS FSB $352,371
1986-07-21Mortgage $900,000 — from DIPLOMACY RLTY ASSOCIATE to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP. $900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170148133101
2018314570478
201984211703170
202011812302144
202122631202342
20224947033489
202341528404307
20240423302239
20251518702195
202600420143
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 342Housing & tenants 3,621Ownership & money 40Health & systems 38

Every one of the 4,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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