27 West 96 Street
Manhattan · 10025 · BBL 1018320016 · look up another building
New York State found a tenant here was charged above the legal rent.
Most recent filing on this building: a permit, June 4, 2026
27 West 96 Street is a multi-family elevator building in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10025. City records date it to 1927 and count 92 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $9.7M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 40 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1832 in Manhattan, the block 27 West 96 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 12 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 13 recorded deeds.
- The block holds 35 parcels and 910 residential units.
Anything filed on 27 West 96 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 27 West 96 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $9.7M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $106K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
1 marshal eviction at 27 West 96 Street
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 27 West 96 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jun 11, 2025. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10025. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 27 West 96 Street
DHCR registration records list 40 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 38 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
The state found an overcharge at 27 West 96 Street
New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 1 rent overcharge case at 27 West 96 Street. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. The case was filed in 2021. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.
From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.
Open code violations at 27 West 96 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 27 violations against this building, of which 5 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10025. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 27 West 96 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the 4t…Nov Sent Out | Apr 20, 2026 | B |
| Properly secure the loose latchset at bathroom entrance door in the 1st bathroom from northNov Sent Out | Apr 20, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the 1st bathroom from northNov Sent Out | Apr 20, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Apr 20, 2026 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and south wall in th…Nov Sent Out | Apr 20, 2026 | B |
| Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Jan 8, 2026 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at fire egress door to public hal…Violation Closed | Dec 8, 2025 | C |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak behind south and east walls at public hall s…Violation Dismissed | Dec 5, 2025 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 5 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Permits filed at 27 West 96 Street
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCInterior renovation as shown on plans filed herewith. | Jun 4, 2026 | AL |
| GCInterior renovation as shown on plans filed herewith. | Jan 28, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 27 West 96 Street
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 27 West 96 Street compares in 10025
PulseCities tracks 7,704 lots in 10025, of which 140 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 484 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 1.8% of the ZIP. 10025 scores 23.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 123 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Morningside Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 5 other addresses on tax block 1832 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 27 West 96 Street
Who owns 27 West 96 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 27 West 96 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 27 West 96 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 27 West 96 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 27 West 96 Street?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 27 West 96 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jun 11, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 27 West 96 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 40 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 27 West 96 Street?
Yes. New York State granted 1 rent overcharge case at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.
What is 27 West 96 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $9.7M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 27 West 96 Street?
10025 (Morningside Heights) scores 23.1 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.