The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% 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 5.5. 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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’25–26
2
’26–27
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (4) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (1) · APPLIANCE (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 (1900)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
324 W 96TH ST LLC
Head officer
MOISES FARHAT
Managing agent
FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-10-01
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
$3,050,000
$1,372,500
2026
$3,084,000
$1,387,800
2027
$3,631,000
$1,633,950
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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 — 1 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 97 St — M5 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
West End Ave & W 94 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.
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $237,500 on
1982-06-24 (lender: Mlc Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1982-06-24
Mortgage $237,500 — from MMM & D 96TH STREETCO. to MLC ASSOCIATES
$237,500
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
22
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
6
4
11
2018
0
6
3
9
2019
0
20
2
22
2020
2
4
2
8
2021
0
12
7
19
2022
0
7
6
13
2023
0
4
2
6
2024
0
13
3
16
2025
0
7
2
9
2026
0
8
2
10
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2024-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2024-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2024-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2024-10-21311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2024-08-03HPD 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
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2024-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2024-08-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SHOWER HEAD AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2024-08-03HPD 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 MISS
2024-07-01311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-07-01Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2021-04-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-09Bedbug 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
2021-03-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-01-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-01-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS AT FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILD
2016-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-04-24311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-03-29311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2015-03-29Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2007-02-21ZONE — from FEINGOLD & GREGORY ARCHITECTS P.C.
2007-02-21CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2006
2006-10-25Job filed: Renovate existing apt. Construct new convenience stair to cellar. Create new accessory recration rm. at cellar level. No living or sleeping. NO CH$32,000
2005
2005-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-12-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-12-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — RADIATOR
2003-02-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2001
2001-04-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
1998
1998-09-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-08-20HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR AT BULKHEAD ROOF.
1998-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-02-06HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 6 STY REAR WEST APT 5C. LOCATED AT APT 5C
1998-02-06HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 6 STY FRONT WEST APT 5B. LOCATED AT APT 5B
1996
1996-04-09Deed — from MMM & D 96TH STREETCO. to 324 WEST 96TH STREETLIMITED
1996-03-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-09-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-11-24PSAT — from REY, JOSE A.
1992-11-24Mortgage satisfied — from MLC ASSOCIATES to POTE MANAGEMENT CORP
1992-08-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
1990-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
1990-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
1990-07-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1990-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-05-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR 3 STY REAR WEST APT 2C KITCHEN. , SECTION '' ''
1988
1988-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 2 STY NORTHWEST APT 1B. , SECTION '' ''
1988-02-26HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1987
1987-05-15Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK to MMM&D 96TH STREET CO
1987-02-24Mortgage assigned — from MLC ASSOCIATES to MMM & D 96 ST CO.
1982
1982-06-24Deed — from MLC ASSOCIATES to MMM & D 96TH STREETCO.
1982-06-24Mortgage $237,500 — from MMM & D 96TH STREETCO. to MLC ASSOCIATES$237,500
1981
1981-06-04Agreement — from POTE MANAGEMENT CORP to MLC ASSOCIATES
1981-06-04Mortgage assigned — from POTE MANAGEMENT CORP to CAPOTE, RICARDO; REY, JOSE A
1981-06-04Mortgage to POTE MANAGEMENT CORP
1981-06-04Deed — from POTE MANAGEMENT CORP to MLC ASSOCIATES
1980
1980-12-29CNTR — from POTE MANAGEMENT CORP to DEVRIES FOOD CORP
1980-09-29Mortgage — from POTE MANAGEMENT CORP to CAPITAL NTNL BNK OFN Y
1980-05-28Deed — from SIROG REALTY CORP to POTE MANAGEMENT CORP