143 West 96 Street
Manhattan · 10025 · BBL 1018510005
143 West 96 Street is a multi-family elevator building in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10025. City records date it to 1927 and count 92 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Kipling Arms LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $5.8M.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 143 West 96 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 33 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down 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. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 184 violations against this building, of which 138 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 38 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Homes proposed for removal
A filing dated February 28, 2023 proposes taking this building from 92 homes to 91 homes, 1 home fewer. The job is valued at $65,490. The filed description reads: Interior renovation and combining 2 adjacent apartment units at 12th Fl. area of work limited to units 12D & 12E (per TPPN 3/97). No change to use, occupancy, egress or bulk under this application. No.
A filing dated March 23, 2021 proposes taking this building from 92 homes to 91 homes, 1 home fewer. The job is valued at $63,985. The filed description reads: Interior renovation and combination of 2 adjacent apartment units at 14th Fl. area of work limited to units 14D & 14E. No change to use, occupancy, egress or bulk under this application. Note PL work.
Dwelling counts come from the applicant, not from an inspection, and they are only recorded in DOB NOW filings, so nothing here covers work filed before 2021. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCGeneral Construction at apt. #12F at the 12th floor and Apt. #14A at the 14th fl | Aug 26, 2026 | AL |
| GCPART 2 PROPOSED FACADE RESTORATION AT EXPOSURES 2, 3 AND 4. INCLUDES MASONRY REP | Jun 23, 2026 | AL |
| SCFSuspended Scaffold for Facade Restoration and Inspection as Shown on Plans | Mar 24, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 143 West 96 Street compares in 10025
PulseCities tracks 7,703 lots in 10025, of which 137 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 418 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10025 scores 23.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 126 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Morningside Heights →
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Questions about 143 West 96 Street
Who owns 143 West 96 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 143 West 96 Street names Kipling Arms LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 143 West 96 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 143 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 143 West 96 Street?
No executed eviction at 143 West 96 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 143 West 96 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 33 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.
What is the displacement risk around 143 West 96 Street?
10025 (Morningside Heights) scores 23.7 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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.