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302 West 109 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1018930021 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. 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

Open HPD violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Fireworks (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-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)CLOISTER 107,LLC
Head officerBURTON R KASSELL
Managing agentTHE PALINDROME CORP
Last registered2025-07-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,528,000 $1,587,600
2026$4,234,000 $1,905,300
2027$3,387,000 $1,524,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 108 St — M104 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCathedral Pkwy & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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.

Report a problem to 311

302 West 109 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by THE PALINDROME CORP — 7 buildings, 125 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
244 West 10 Street MN26 A
304 West 109 Street MN23 A
104 Mac Dougal Street MN22 A
202 West 102 Street MN19 A
93 Perry Street MN16 A
302 West 109 Street MN10 A
856 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $945,443 on 2001-05-21 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofnew York), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-08Agreement $2,310,435 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,310,435
2015-05-20AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2015-05-20Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2011-04-05Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2011-04-05AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,310,436
2001-05-21Mortgage $945,443 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $945,443
1999-08-11Mortgage $600,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $600,000
1996-07-12Mortgage $309,322 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $309,322
1996-07-12Mortgage $1,425,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,425,000
1991-07-22Mortgage $375,000 — from BAYIT NEEMAN REALTYCO to COHOES SAVINGS BANK $375,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702035
201807029
201907029
2020090110
20210200121
202206028
2023280212
202404037
2025034310
202600022
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-09Boiler inspection
2026-06-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-09Boiler inspection
2026-06-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2025-05-08Agreement $2,310,435 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$2,310,435
2025-05-08Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2025-05-08TL&R — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK to CLOISTER 107 L.L.C.
2025-05-08TL&R — from APPLE BANK; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to CLOISTER 107 L.L.C.
2025-03-21Boiler inspection
2025-03-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-13Boiler inspection
2024-04-30311: Noise - Helicopter — News Gathering
2024-04-30311: Noise - Helicopter — News Gathering
2024-01-18311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-05-02Boiler inspection
2023-05-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2023-05-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2023-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-02-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-01-11311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2023-01-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2022
2022-12-28311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-12-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-09-15Boiler inspection
2022-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-17Bedbug 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
2021-11-10Boiler inspection
2021-05-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-05-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-31311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-03-31Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-03-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT E
2021-03-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT W
2021-03-27HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
2021-03-27HPD 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
2021-03-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2021-03-27HPD 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
2021-03-27HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2021-03-27HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2021-03-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING AT CLOSET IN THE 1st
2021-03-27HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH A
2021-03-27HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED
2021-03-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd
2021-03-26311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-03-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-02City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division - ''essential service work'' at building front --- at 2nd to 3rd sty wall over fro$14,375
2020-11-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2020-11-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MOTAR AT 2ND TO 3RD STORY WALL OVER FRONT ENTRANC
2020-11-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-11-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-09-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-22Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-04-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AND WALLS AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
2019-03-13Boiler inspection
2019-01-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-02311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-10-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-20311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018-09-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2018-06-06Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-09-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2017-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD 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
2016-06-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-06-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-06-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2016-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-20AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$2,310,436
2015-05-20Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$2,310,436
2015-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014
2014-12-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-12-22311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-11-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2014-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-12-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-11-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-10-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-06-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2013-05-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-05Agreement $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$2,310,436
2011-04-05TL&R — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI
2011-04-05AL&R $2,310,436 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$2,310,436
2011-04-05Mortgage assigned — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2010
2010-11-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2001
2001-05-21Mortgage $945,443 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$945,443
2001-05-21Agreement — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999
1999-08-11Mortgage $600,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$600,000
1999-08-11Agreement — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1996
1996-07-15Deed — from HACHESED, MIFAL to CLOISTER 107 L.L.C.
1996-07-12Mortgage $309,322 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$309,322
1996-07-12Mortgage $1,425,000 — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$1,425,000
1996-07-12Mortgage assigned — from COHOES SAVINGS BANK to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1996-07-12SAGE — from COHOES SAVINGS BANK
1996-07-12Mortgage assigned — from CLOISTER 107 L.L.C. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1996-04-11Deed — from BAYIT NEEMAN REALTYCO. to HACHESED, MIFAL
1991
1991-07-22Mortgage $375,000 — from BAYIT NEEMAN REALTYCO to COHOES SAVINGS BANK$375,000
1991-07-22Mortgage assigned — from BAYIT NEEMAN REALTYCO to COHOES SAVINGS BANK
1988
1988-06-06Mortgage satisfied — from SALAMANDER, JONAS; SALAMANDER, MIRL AKA; 63 ASSOCIATES INC; SALAMANDER, MINA to KUPFERBERG, FAY; KUPFERBERG, RUBIN; AMERICAN SVGS BANK
1988-02-11Deed — from TAUBER, ISIDORE EXEC; KORNGOLD, PAUL J EXEC; SALAMANDER, ARTHUR EST/ to BAYIT NEEMAN RLTY CO
1987
1987-09-21HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL.
1987-01-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE DOOR 3 STY FRONT APT 4. , SECTION '' ''
1978
1978-03-15Deed — from J&A SALAMANDER REALTY to 63 ASSOCIATES INC
1978-03-15Deed — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to SALAMANDER, ARTHUR
1978-03-15Agreement — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1978-03-15Mortgage — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1978-03-15Mortgage assigned — from SALAMANDER, ARTHUR to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1977
1977-10-27Mortgage assigned — from KUPFERBERG, RUBIN; KUPFERBERG, FAY to SALAMANDER, ARTHUR
1971
1971-05-12Deed — from SALAMANDER, JONAS to J & A SALAMANDER REALTY
1968
1968-05-08Agreement — from SALAMANDER, MINA; SALAMANDER, JONAS; SALAMANDER, MIRL AKA to KUPFERBERG, RUBIN; KUPFERBERG, FAY
1968-05-08Mortgage — from SALAMANDER, MINA; SALAMANDER, MIRL AKA; SALAMANDER, JONAS to KUPFERBERG, FAY; KUPFERBERG, RUBIN
1967
1967-11-08Mortgage — from SALAMANDER, MINA; SALAMANDER, JONAS to KUPFERBERG, RUBIN; KUPFERBERG, FAY

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