112 East 97 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01624-0064BIN 1051715

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments

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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 15 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building32 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1EIssued 1990-10-305+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT PEELING PAINT STEAM RISER KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 1 STY EAST APT 1E MARTINEZ 860 5709 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 1E

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2WIssued 1990-10-025+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EXTERIOR OF BATHROOM DOOR 2 STY WEST APT 2W ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2016-11-155+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-065+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MOTAR THE WEST AND SOUTH WALLS AT FRONT NORTHWEST AREAWAY.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

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

688

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential397

Street/Sidewalk129

Unspecified101

Commercial33

Vehicle13

House of Worship13

Park1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

405

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony90

Misdemeanor254

Violation61

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

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

AMBC GROUP LLC

Head officer

BITA SASSOUNI

Managing agent

RAFAEL SASSOUNI

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

108 EAST 97 STREETMANHATTAN 1093 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 114 EAST 97 STREETMANHATTAN 117 MULBERRY STREETMANHATTAN 119 EAST 96 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1988-08-29$125 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-10-11 · $5,950,000

Most recent mortgage2022-03-03 · $1,766,503.41

Mortgage2022-03-03$1,766,503.41

borrower AMBC GROUP LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-05-03$3,999,915

borrower JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION · lender AMBC GROUP LLC

Sale2005-10-11$5,950,000

112-114 EAST 97TH ST. HOLDING CORP. → AMBC GROUP LLC

Mortgage2005-10-11$4,425,000

borrower AMBC GROUP LLC · lender WASHINGTON MUTULA BANK

Sale1991-02-26no recorded price

PARK 97 PARTNERS → 112-114 E 97TH ST HLDG C

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