40 West 96 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01209-0048BIN 1031737

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 10 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1897

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building22 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

516

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential193

Unspecified190

Street/Sidewalk71

Commercial29

Vehicle22

Helicopter10

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

646

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor485

Violation45

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-06-27

BOROUGH COMMISIONER HAS ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER UNDER APPLICATION # 122495031, DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL. STOP WORK IMMEDIATLEY AND MAKE SITE SAFE

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WESTSIDE PARK 96 REALTY LLC

Head officer

STEVEN OVED

Managing agent

AARON HOFFMAN

22 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

138 EAST 31 STREETMANHATTAN 143 EAST 30 STREETMANHATTAN 151 EAST HOUSTON STREETMANHATTAN 157 WEST 106 STREETMANHATTAN 170 DELANCEY STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-05-30 · $4,075,000

Most recent mortgage2026-07-09 · $427,652.57

Mortgage2026-07-09$427,652.57

borrower WESTSIDE PARK 96 REALTY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage2014-05-30$2,250,000

borrower WESTSIDE PARK 96 REALTY LLC · lender 40 W LLC

Sale2014-05-30$4,075,000

40 W LLC → WESTSIDE PARK 96 REALTY LLC

Sale2000-01-05no recorded price

STEIN, SONDRA → 40 W LLC

Mortgage1993-01-27$195,000

borrower STEIN, SONDRA · lender STARKERMAN, SONIA

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale