No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
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.
Concern level1 of 4
Low
012 open HPD 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 15 apartments.
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19
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21
22
23
2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 2
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
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.
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4SIssued 2026-08-19
§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF ...EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT THE CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4SIssued 2026-08-19
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ....DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 4S, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
311 complaints from tenants
9
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water7
Electric2
ElectricNo Lighting2023-07-16 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-01-26 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-01-25 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
571
Noise reports · last 12 mo
48
≈ per month
42
% from neighbors
Residential239
Unspecified117
Street/Sidewalk106
Commercial79
House of Worship15
Vehicle13
Park1
Helicopter1
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
0
Active
7
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
409
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
34
≈ per month
Felony105
Misdemeanor239
Violation65
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.
Ownership & money
6
Recorded sales
4
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2001-07-13 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2013-06-03 · $40,000,000
Mortgage2013-06-03$40,000,000
borrower EAST 96TH STREET CO. LLC, 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC, 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC, 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC, 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC, 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC, LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC, 145 EAST 27TH STREET CO., LLC, 120 EAST 34TH STREET CO. LLC, RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC, 41-40 DENMAN STREET CO., LLC, HILLARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC, 330 EAST 85TH STREET CO. LLC, PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC., EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, LLC, 132-25 MAPLE AVENUE CO., LLC, 56-11 94TH STREET CO., LLC, SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO., LLC, 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC, 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC · lender HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
Mortgage2002-09-05$28,000,000
borrower LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC, HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC, SANFORD TERRACE ASSOCIATES CO, LLC, 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC, 133-17 SANDFORD AVENUE CO. LLC, 145 EAST 27TH STREETCO, LLC, 41-40 DENMAN STREETCO, LLC, EAST 96TH STREET CO.LLLC, PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS, INC., 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC, 120 EAST 34TH STREETCO, LLC, 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC, 56-11 94TH STREET CO, LLC., 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC, 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC, 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC, RICHELIUE GARDENS CO, LLC, 132-25 MAPLE AVENUECO, LLC, 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC, PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES · lender CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
Mortgage2001-10-04$13,046,506.62
borrower 530 SECOND AVENUE CO. LLC, EAST 96TH STREET CO.LLC, 330 EAST 85TH STREETCO. LLC, PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS INC., 148 EAST 30TH STREETCO. LLC, 461 CENTRAL PARK WEST CO. LLC, 315 EAST 21ST STREETCO. LLC · lender CREDIT LYONNAIS NEWYORK BRANCH
FESHBACH, HILARY, GINSBERG, LAURENCE T., GINSBERG, LIANE → EAST 96TH STREET CO., INC.
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
EAST 96TH ST CO., LLC
Head officer
LAURENCE GINSBERG
Managing agent
ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO.,
17 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.