No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
The building
1907
Built
8
Floors
58
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
C
Grade C — below average
ENERGY STAR score 57 of 100
Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 13 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 58 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 13
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
PlumbingToilet2026-03-29 · closed
GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2026-01-16 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-11 · closed
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
623
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
52
≈ per month
Felony111
Misdemeanor474
Violation38
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
23
Open now
47
On record
5
Open Class C
12
Open Class B
6
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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-06-26
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-05-28
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT HOPPER CHUTE DOOR AT 1ST STRY AT PUBLIC HALL
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8AIssued 2020-08-135+ YRS OLD
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8A, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-08-085+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS TO BASEMENT AT FRONT AREAWAY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
27
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14
VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2012-08-15
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2023-12-13Apt 3Eresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Concern level3 of 4
High
015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 12 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
35 WEST 96TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
SOLOMON BORG
Managing agent
ROGER KNIGHT
11 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower 35 WEST 96TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2018-01-30$84,452.1
borrower 35 WEST 96TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2012-10-15$44,672.91
borrower 35 WEST 96TH STREET ASSOCIATES · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Mortgage1997-08-28$41,336
borrower 35 WEST 96TH STREETASSOCIATES · lender JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK
Mortgage1987-09-16$877,986.95
borrower 35 WEST 96 ST ASSOCS · lender BOWERY SAVINGS BANK
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.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
505
Noise reports · last 12 mo
42
≈ per month
42
% from neighbors
Residential211
Unspecified183
Street/Sidewalk60
Commercial28
Vehicle16
Helicopter6
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.