311 West 97 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01887-0045BIN 1057066

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 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 22 apartments.

2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1901

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 67 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 2EIssued 2023-12-20

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW UPPER SASH CRACK GLASS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2023-12-20

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-12-20

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL AND OUTSIDE DOOR OF BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3NIssued 2023-12-20

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR 3 STY REAR APT 3N MISSING MR BOCCHICHIO. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water6

Paint/Plaster6

Flooring/Stairs4

Door/Window4

Electric4

Plumbing3

Unsanitary Condition1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

906

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential342

Street/Sidewalk237

Unspecified153

Helicopter128

Vehicle35

Commercial11

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

416

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor224

Violation76

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 8 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 · P-PLUMBING NONE2025-07-29

BASED ON LIC # 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB #123303120 IMMEDIATELY.

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

311 WEST 97 STREET OWNERS CORP

Head officer

BILL LUSTIG

Managing agent

ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-12-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-03-15 · $500,000

Mortgage2021-03-15$500,000

borrower 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK NA

Mortgage2021-03-15$250,000

borrower 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK NA

Mortgage2018-08-03$274,230.66

borrower 311 WEST 97TH STREET OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1996-02-06$72,952.22

borrower 311 WEST 97TH STREETOWNERS CORP. · lender M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.

Mortgage1996-01-10$125,000

borrower 311 WEST 97TH STREETOWNERS CORP · lender CELTIC PROPERTIES

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