1,239 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 532 311 service requests, 393 HPD complaints, 233 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 100.9. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 39 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1984-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
333 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (161) · Illegal Parking (45) · Water System (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Street Sweeping Complaint (15) · Illegal Fireworks (9).
$79,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1935) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 96 E 54TH LLC |
| Head officer | JAY MILLER |
| Managing agent | HOWARD MILLER |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,989,000 | $895,050 |
| 2026 | $1,641,000 | $738,450 |
| 2027 | $1,867,000 | $840,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Cuisine Enchantment BY Maria | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / E 56 St — B17 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 52 St & Winthrop St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
96 Clarkson Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
333 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2000-02-18 (lender: Weingarten Family Foundation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | Agreement $800,000 — from 96 E 54TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2018-10-30 | AL&R $800,000 — from 96 E. 54TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2018-10-30 | M&CON $800,000 — from 96 E. 54TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2004-12-13 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 96 E.54TH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-12-13 | Mortgage $302,800 — from 96 E. 54TH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $302,800 | |
| 2000-02-18 | Mortgage $570,000 — from 96 E 54TH LLC to DORAL MONEY INC (USA) | $570,000 | |
| 2000-02-18 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 96 E 54TH LLC to WEINGARTEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 168 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 161 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
Every one of the 1,239 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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