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231 West 96 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01868 • Lot 0020 • Zip: 10025

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 231 West 96 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10025
Block: 01868
Lot: 0020
BBL: 1018680020
Unified address ID: 1018680020

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C4-6A (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 9,402 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 86 ft
Built FAR: 5.67
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 3.4
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Semi-Fireproof with Stores (D7)
Year built: 1925
Last altered: 1925
Floors: 7
Total units: 31
Residential units: 27
Building area: 53,305 sq ft
Building dimensions: 101 ft x 87 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: PLWJ INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $18,919,000
Total assessment: $8,513,550
Land assessment: $1,291,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: PLWJ INC

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Upper West Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
86 St 1 2

About 2 minutes on foot · 92 m

  • Times Square 14 min 2 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 2 walking, 14 riding
  • Grand Central 21 min 2 walking, 19 riding
  • Union Square 26 min 2 walking, 24 riding
  • Fulton Street 27 min 2 walking, 25 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 34 min 2 walking, 32 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 13, 2026 $2,425,000

    Full Demolition

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. ECB violation Jan 12, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35678342R ISSUED ON 08/18/2023 FOR FILED A CERTIFICATE, F...

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 1, 2025 $2,425,000

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 1, 2025 $14,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 18, 2024 $2,425,000

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 18, 2024 $10,000

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  4. ECB violation Apr 11, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 9B REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WA...

  5. HPD violation Feb 27, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3...

  6. HPD violation Feb 26, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICKSTAND AT APARTMENT 3C AT PUBLIC HA...

2023

  1. DOB violation Nov 22, 2023

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. HPD violation Nov 1, 2023

    Class C

    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd S...

  3. HPD violation Nov 1, 2023

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  4. HPD violation Nov 1, 2023

    Class B

    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STOR...

  5. HPD violation Nov 1, 2023

    Class A

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 2 SQ FEET IN T...

  6. ECB violation Aug 18, 2023 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    FILED A CERTIFICATE, FORM, APPLICATION ETC, CONTAINING A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ABOV...

  7. DOB NOW filing Aug 4, 2023 $10,000

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  8. DOB violation Feb 22, 2023

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

2020

  1. Permit issued Apr 20, 2020

    EW / OT

    JRR CONTRACTING INC

2019

  1. DOB violation Jun 26, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. Permit issued May 20, 2019

    EW / OT

    JRR CONTRACTING INC

  3. DOB filing May 20, 2019 $111,500

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE RESTORATION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  4. DOB violation Mar 18, 2019

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2018

2018

  1. ECB violation Oct 15, 2018 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REQUIRED CYCLE 8B REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL AND APPUR...

  2. ECB violation Jun 4, 2018 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. *SOUTHELEVATION EXP1, OBSERVED CRACKEDF STONES ON 2ND...

  3. DOB filing Apr 20, 2018 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVING TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOF. INITIAL INSTALLATION APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION #120548880. NO CHAN...

  4. Permit issued Feb 6, 2018

    EW / OT

    T&S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC

  5. DOB filing Feb 6, 2018 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH TO REMOVE EXISTING STOP WORK ORDER COMPLAINT# 1002000 AND TO LEGALIZE APT 5B AND 5E AS PER...

2017

  1. DOB filing Dec 27, 2017 $54,250

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. Permit issued Jun 13, 2017

    EW / MH

    KSW MECHANICAL,LLC

  3. DOB filing Apr 24, 2017 $54,250

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACEMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2014

  1. DOB filing Jul 22, 2014 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS IN EXISTING MEDICAL OFFICE AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR...

  2. Permit issued Jun 2, 2014

    EW / OT

    MSJ CONSTRUCTION NY INC

  3. Permit issued Jan 16, 2014

    EW / OT

    SANVITO REALTY HOLDING CO

2013

  1. ECB violation Sep 13, 2013 $400

    CLASS - 2

    UNAPPROVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT APPARTUS MATERIAL DEVICES APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE. DEFECTIVE OU...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
ABS2560, LLC
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
Agent
ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
HeadOfficer
RANDY MODELL
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 10 FLO
New York, NY, 10003
SiteManager
FATMIR PRELDAKAJ
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
ABS2560 LLC
GARY FORSTER
Owner
PLWJ
GILBERT ANCOWITZ
Owner
PLWJ,INC
GILBERT ANCOWITZ
Owner
GENERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SERGIO MARTINEZ
Owner
PLWJ INC.
GILBERT ANCOWITS
Owner
N/A
GILBERT ANCOWITZ
Owner
PLWJ, INC
GILBERT ANCOWITZ
Owner
PLWJ INC
GIL ANCOWITZ
Owner
PLWJ INC/C/O GENERAL PROP. MGMT
JOHN JACOBY
Owner
P.L.W.J, Inc
Gilbert Ancowitz

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ABS2560LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
Owner
EXTELL DEVELOPMENT
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

LESSOR
129 EAST 29TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
LESSEE
C/O ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE LLC
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NY, 10003
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
129 EAST 29TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
275 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
PARTY 2
275 SEVENTH AVENUE
14TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
PARTY TWO
129 E. 29TH STREET
SUITE 2F
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
PARTY 1
TECHNICAL REVIEW DIVISION - 3W
22 READE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 100071216
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
PO BOX 1868
NY, NY, 10156

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner