The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and
1% 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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · ELECTRIC (1).
Filed construction activity
$143,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (15)
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)
E 96TH ST CO LLC
Head officer
LAURENCE T GINSBERG
Managing agent
ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered
2026-07-20
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
$2,076,000
$934,200
2026
$2,376,000
$1,069,200
2027
$2,477,000
$1,114,650
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none 96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
E 95 St & 3 Ave · 450 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.
9 311 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: $40,000,000 on
2013-06-25 (lender: Hsh Nordbank Ag, New York Branch), covering 27 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-06-25
Agreement $40,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC; 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC; 56-11 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$40,000,000
2013-06-25
Agreement $40,000,000 — from SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO., LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO. LLC; 145 EAST 27TH STREET CO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$40,000,000
2013-06-25
Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
$40,000,000
2013-06-25
Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
$233,000,000
2006-07-03
AL&R $233,000,000 — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., LLC; 132
$233,000,000
2006-07-03
Agreement $233,000,000 — from 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; 120 EAST 34TH STREET to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
$233,000,000
2006-07-03
Agreement $30,100,000 — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 132-25 to CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR; CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
$30,100,000
2002-09-05
Mortgage $28,000,000 — from PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES; 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC; 56-11 94TH STREET CO, LLC.; LAURENCE TO to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
$28,000,000
2001-10-04
Mortgage $9,903,514 — from 132-25 MAPLE AVENUECO., LLC; 41-40 DENMAN STREETCO., LLC; 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; SANF to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
$9,903,514
2001-10-04
Mortgage $13,046,507 — from 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC; 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC; E to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
$13,046,507
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
10
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
4
0
1
6
2018
1
0
0
0
5
6
2019
3
3
1
0
3
10
2020
0
0
0
1
0
1
2021
1
0
7
0
1
9
2022
0
0
8
0
1
9
2023
2
1
6
0
1
10
2024
0
0
1
0
1
2
2025
0
0
5
0
1
6
2026
0
0
6
0
1
7
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2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-01-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-12-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-05311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2022-11-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2022-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-07311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021
2021-12-29311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-10-17311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-10-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2021-08-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-22Permit PL — ISSUED
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
2020
2020-06-25Agreement $40,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC; 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC; 56-11 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$40,000,000
2019
2019-12-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE OR POST A NOTICE OF THE SAFE CONST BILL OF RIGHTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HORSING AND MAINTENACE CODE SELECT$1,250
2019-11-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE OR POST A NOTICE OF TENANT PROTECTION PLAN ON ALL FLOORS. @THE TIME OF INSPECTION, CONTRACTOR FAILED TO DISP$1,250
2019-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2019-11-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2019-10-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-08-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — GTM Contracting Inc. dba Hi-Tech Environmental & R
2019-05-14Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SPACE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR INSTALL NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS,$ PLUMBING FIXTURES.SUBDIVIDE EXISTING DW$123,500
2019-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-10-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-08-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2017
2017-11-26Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS METERS AND RISER IN CELLAR AND THRU 004 & 005 FLOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2017-10-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016
2016-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-07-29Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-07-29Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014
2014-10-20Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE REPAIRS AS INDICATED ON PLANS AND APPLICATIONS. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2013-06-25TL&R — from EAST 96TH STREET CO. LLC; 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC; SANFORD to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
2013-06-25Agreement $40,000,000 — from SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO., LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO. LLC; 145 EAST 27TH STREET CO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$40,000,000
2013-06-25Mortgage assigned — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2013-06-25PREL — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 41-40 DENMAN STREET CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC.; 1
2013-06-25Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH$40,000,000
2013-06-25Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH$233,000,000
2010-12-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-23311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2010-04-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-04-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-04-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-04-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-04311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-08-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-08-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-07-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-06-25Job filed: IT IS PROPOSED TO SPLIT EXISTING APARTMENT INTO 2 APARTMENTS ON 1ST FLOOR. PARTITION & PLUMBING FIXTURES. OBATIN NEW C OF O.$75,000
2006
2006-07-03AL&R $233,000,000 — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., LLC; 132$233,000,000
2006-07-03Agreement $233,000,000 — from 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; 120 EAST 34TH STREET to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH$233,000,000
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-07-03Agreement $30,100,000 — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 132-25 to CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR; CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH$30,100,000
2006-07-03Mortgage assigned — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, AS AGE
2006-06-12TL&R — from CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH (SUCCESSOR); CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH to PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC.; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO., LLC; 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO., LLC
2006-06-12TL&R — from CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH; CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH (SUCCESSOR) to 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO., LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., L
2004
2004-03-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-09-05Agreement — from EAST 96TH STREET CO.LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO. LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC; 56-11 94T to CREDIT LYONNAIS NY BRANCH
2002-09-05Agreement — from 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO LLC; LAURNECE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC; 41 to CREDIT LYONNAIS NY BRANCH
2002-09-05Mortgage $28,000,000 — from PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES; 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC; 56-11 94TH STREET CO, LLC.; LAURENCE TO to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH$28,000,000
2002-09-05Agreement — from 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO, LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO,LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO, LLC; 120 EAST to CREDIT LYONNAIS NY BRANCH
2002-09-05Agreement — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO LLC; 41-40 DENMAN STREETCO. LLC; PLAZA R to CREDIT LYONNAIS NY BRANCH
2001
2001-10-04Mortgage $9,903,514 — from 132-25 MAPLE AVENUECO., LLC; 41-40 DENMAN STREETCO., LLC; 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; SANF to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH$9,903,514
2001-10-04Agreement — from LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
2001-10-04Agreement — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY, LLC to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
2001-10-04Agreement — from 145 EAST 27TH STREETCO., LLC to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
2001-10-04Deed — from FESHBACH, HILARY; GINSBERG, LIANE; GINSBERG, LAURENCE T. to EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC
2001-10-04Agreement — from 120 EAST 34 STREET CO. LLC to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
2001-10-04Mortgage $13,046,507 — from 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC; 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC; 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC; E to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH$13,046,507
2001-10-04Mortgage assigned — from 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC; 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC; 5 to CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
1999
1999-04-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-02-12Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-01-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-12-08Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-10-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-02-08Deed — from GINSBERG, ALBERT to GINSBERG, LIANE; GINSBERG, LAURENCE; GINSBERG, HILARY
1996-02-07Deed — from PARK CAPITAL REALTYCORP. to GINSBERG, ALBERT
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1983
1983-07-05Deed — from MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL to PARK CAPITAL RLTY CORP.
1969
1969-03-28Deed — from BIRNKRANTZ, REBECCA; FASTENBERG, MARVIN; BIRNANT, DANIEL A; FASTENBERG, ARTHUR to MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
1966
1966-07-08Deed — from ALDEN TRADING CORP to BIRNANT, DANIEL A; BIRNKRANTZ, REBECCA; FASTENBERG, MARVIN; FASTENBERG, ARTHUR