The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 3. 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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$241,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1892)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
LESAGA HOLDINGS-26 W 96 STREET, LLC
Head officer
BRETT HABER
Managing agent
PIONEER MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-09-10
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
$3,138,000
$1,412,100
2026
$3,347,000
$1,506,150
2027
$3,529,000
$1,588,050
The city's market estimate has risen
12% 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 96 St — 1 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 96 St / Central Park West — M96 M106 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Central Park W & W 97 St · 500 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.
3 311 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: $275,000 on
1992-04-10 (lender: Greater New York Svbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1992-04-10
Mortgage $275,000 — from 29-26 CORP to GREATER NEW YORK SVBK
$275,000
1988-07-07
Mortgage $625,000 — from LOCOL 1001 RLTY CORP to GREATER NEW YORK SVGS BK
$625,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
19
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
15
0
3
18
2018
2
0
0
2
4
2019
0
1
0
2
3
2020
0
2
2
1
5
2021
0
3
0
1
4
2022
4
3
0
2
9
2023
14
3
0
2
19
2024
0
2
0
3
5
2025
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
2
0
0
2
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2024-11-22HPD 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
2023-11-14Job filed: plumbing work associated with application M08032091$12,000
2023-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-13Job filed: plumbing work for combination of apartments under application M08032150$18,000
2023-05-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-11Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2023-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-14Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-04-14Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2023-04-13Boiler inspection
2023-04-05Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2023-04-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-03-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-03-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-03-09Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2023-01-17Job filed: combine two apartments (3r/4f) into one under TPPN 3/97 - work on second and third floors$50,000
2023-01-17Job filed: combine two apartments (1f/2f) into one under TPPN 3/97 - work on first floor and basement$50,000
2023-01-16Job filed: plumbing work associated with application M08032091$12,000
2023-01-16Job filed: plumbing work for combination of apartments under application M08032150$18,000
2022
2022-12-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-11-01Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-10-11Job filed: combine two apartments (5F/5R) into one under TPPN 3/97$30,000
2022-10-03Boiler inspection
2022-10-03Job filed: plumbing fixtures$16,000
2022-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-09-09Boiler inspection
2021-06-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020
2020-10-07Boiler inspection
2020-10-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2020-09-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-02Deed — from LESAGA LLC to LESAGA HOLDINGS-26 W 96 STREET, LLC
2018-10-30Job filed: FILING AS PER PLANS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING GAS RISERS WITH NEW, RELOCATING EXISTING GAS METER WITH NEW FOR BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER IN CEL$35,000
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-06-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-03-09311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2017-03-09311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2017-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD 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
2016-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2008-06-23Job filed: REMODEL 3RD FLOOR FRONT APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$18,000
2008-04-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2007
2007-10-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-09-06DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-02-20ZONE — from FRANZBLAU, LEONARD
2006
2006-12-19Job filed: Remodel 2nd floor rear apartment. No change to use, egress, or occupacny.$16,000
2006-11-14Job filed: REMODEL BASEMENT REAR APARTMENT AND ADD ACCESSORY USE IN CELLAR CONNECTED TO S AME CONSTRUCT ROOM TO ENCLOSE EXISTING GNAS MOETERS. CHANGE IN EGRESS,$45,000
2005
2005-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-04-13SAGE — from GREATER NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1998-04-13Mortgage satisfied — from 26-96 CORP. to GREATER NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-04-08HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR FROM STREET TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL V
1992
1992-10-29Deed — from 26-96 CORP to FRANZBLAU, LEONARD
1992-04-10Mortgage assigned — from 29-96 CORP to GREATER NEW YORK SVBK
1992-04-10Mortgage $275,000 — from 29-26 CORP to GREATER NEW YORK SVBK$275,000
1992-04-10Deed — from 96TH STREET CORP to 29-96 CORP
1991
1991-10-03Deed — from CAREAU, MR. DEF; CHORPENNIRS, DENNISDEF; CITY OF NEW YORK DEF; PEOPLE/STATE/NY DEF; HAYS to 96TH STREET CORP
1991-01-28HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCKED INSTALLED 4 STY SOUTH APT 5R. , SECTION '' ''
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1989
1989-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
1989-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-09-15Deed — from LOCOL 1001 RLTY CORP to 26 WEST 96 ST ASSOC
1988-07-07Mortgage satisfied — from 26 W. 96TH CORP; PORTENT RLTY CONSTRCTN to ST MICHAEL PROTESTNTETC; ST. MICHAEL'S
1988-07-07Mortgage assigned — from LOCOL 1001 RLTY CORP to GREATER NY SVGS BANK
1988-07-07Mortgage $625,000 — from LOCOL 1001 RLTY CORP to GREATER NEW YORK SVGS BK$625,000
1988-07-07Deed — from ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONETC; ROSENTHAL, JACK to LOCOL 1001 REALTY CORP
1988-07-07Deed — from ROSENTHAL, JACK to ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONETC
1985
1985-07-29Mortgage assigned — from ST.MICHAEL'S PROTEST.ETC to S.B.S. ASSOCIATES
1978
1978-03-21Deed — from STES-SAON CORP to ROSENTHAL, YACK
1978-03-21Agreement — from STES-SAON CORP to SAINT MICHAELS ET AL
1978-03-21Deed — from ROSENTHAL, JACK to STES-SAON CORP
1974
1974-01-28Deed — from 26 WEST 96 ST CORP to ROSENTHAL, JACK
1971
1971-04-07Mortgage — from 26 W. 96TH CORP. to ST MICHAEL'S PROTESTANT; EPOSCOPAL CHURCH
1971-04-07Mortgage — from 26 W. 96TH CORP. to ST. MICHAEL'S PROT EPIS