The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Sewer (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1887)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
25 WEST 95TH ST LLC
Head officer
PAUL XUEREB
Managing agent
TRI-STAR EQUITIES
Last registered
2025-10-11
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,413,000
$1,085,850
2026
$2,524,000
$1,135,800
2027
$3,029,000
$1,363,050
The city's market estimate has risen
26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
96 St — B C · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Central Park West — M96 M106 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Ave & W 95 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on
1986-05-23 (lender: Podwell, Barry and Podwell, Gwendolyn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1986-05-23
Mortgage $499,000 — from BUCHALTER, CAROL; BUCHALTER, MARTIN to PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN
$499,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
13
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
3
8
2018
8
3
11
2019
4
3
7
2020
4
1
5
2021
10
3
13
2022
5
2
7
2023
3
2
5
2024
3
3
6
2025
2
2
4
2026
6
1
7
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2020-12-04311: Water Quality — Taste/Odor, Musty/Stale (QA4)
2020-02-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-20Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-11-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-02-19Boiler inspection
2019-01-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-06311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2018-10-05Boiler inspection
2018-08-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-03-16HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2018-03-16HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2018-03-16HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2018-03-16HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX SIGN
2018-03-15Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-03-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-10-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-07Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-10-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NOR
2014-01-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AT EAST WALL AT BATHROOM AND IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B,
2014-01-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VALVE AT STEAM RADIATOR UNDER 2ND WINDOW FROM EAST IN NORTH ROOM IN TH
2014-01-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2014-01-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... 144 SQ FT WEST WALL ,144 SQ FT EAST WALL, 72 S
2014-01-07311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2014-01-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2014-01-06311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-09-14Deed — from SURVIVING JOINT TENANT, CAROL BUCHALTER to 25 WEST 95TH STREET, LLC
2010
2010-09-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-06-27HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET ' IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2008-06-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2008-06-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2008-01-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2008-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-06-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
1993
1993-08-20PAT — from PODWELL, GWENDOLYN to PODWELL, BARRY
1993-08-20Agreement — from BUCHALTER, MARTIN; BUCHALTER, CAROL to PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN
1991
1991-06-24Agreement — from BUCHALTER, CAROL; BUCHALTER, MARTIN to PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1987
1987-08-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY STEPS 2 3 AND 4 TREAD FROM BOTTOM STREET.
1987-08-07HPD class B: § 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1987-08-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING CELLAR FRONT WEST.
1987-08-07HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1986
1986-05-23Deed — from PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN to BUCHALTER, CAROL; BUCHALTER, MARTIN
1986-05-23Mortgage $499,000 — from BUCHALTER, CAROL; BUCHALTER, MARTIN to PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN$499,000
1986-03-18Mortgage satisfied — from PODWELL, BARRY; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN to PODWELL, GWENDOLYN
1982
1982-03-05HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STY NORTH EAST APT 2B ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1980
1980-05-30Deed — from HALE, JEAN ANN; STERN, JERROLD to PODWELL, GWENDOLYN; PODWELL, BARRY
1980-05-30Mortgage — from PODWELL, BARY C; PODWELL, GWENDOLYN to PODWELL, GWENDOLYN
1979
1979-11-08Mortgage — from HALE, JEAN; STERN, JERROLD to LOEFFLER, CHARLES F; LOEFFLER, GEORGIA
1979-11-08Deed — from LOEFFLER, GEORGIA; LOEFFLER, CHARES F to HALE, JEAN; STERN, JERROLD
1969
1969-01-08Deed — from 25W. 95ST CORP to LOEFFLER GEORGIA; LOEFFLER CHARLES F.
1969-01-06Deed — from LOEFFLER GEORGIA; LOEFFLER CHARLES F. to LOEFFLER GEORGIA; LOEFFLER CHARLES F.