181 West 97 Street
Manhattan · 10025 · BBL 1018520001 · look up another building
Registered rent-stabilized units here went from 101 in 2018 to 99 in 2023.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, August 23, 2026
181 West 97 Street is a multi-family elevator building in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10025. City records date it to 1965 and count 140 apartments, inside 141 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 765 AMSTERDAM AVE LLC. Its total assessed value is $5M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 99 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.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 181 West 97 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 181 West 97 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $5M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $36K 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.
4 marshal evictions at 181 West 97 Street
City marshals executed 4 evictions at 181 West 97 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Feb 17, 2026. The first fell on Jun 7, 2024, so the filings span 20 months. That is more than 9 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 →
Marshal evictions at 181 West 97 Street
| Type | Executed | |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialdocket 30106 | Feb 17, 2026 |
Marshal-executed residential evictions from the NYC evictions dataset, past 12 months. Source: NYC marshal eviction records, current through October 9, 2026.
Rent stabilization at 181 West 97 Street
DHCR registration records list 99 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 101 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 →
Open code violations at 181 West 97 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 14 violations against this building, of which 5 remain unresolved. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in 10025. The most serious open grade here is hazardous, with 3 open violations.
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 181 West 97 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and east wall, at basementNov Sent Out | Aug 23, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and east wall , at basementNov Sent Out | Aug 23, 2026 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and east wall, at basement at…Nov Sent Out | Aug 23, 2026 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and east wall…Nov Sent Out | Aug 23, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and east wall, at basement at bas…Nov Sent Out | Aug 23, 2026 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mechanical ventilation at north wall in the bathroomViolation Closed | Aug 1, 2024 | B |
| Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl .. in the bathroomViolation Dismissed | Aug 1, 2024 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the bathroomViolation Dismissed | Aug 1, 2024 | A |
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 181 West 97 Street
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GC+STRGARAGE REPAIRS PROJECT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. | Nov 7, 2025 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 181 West 97 Street
15 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 181 West 97 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 7 other addresses on tax block 1852 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 125 West 97 StreetMorningside Heights, 10025
- West 97 StreetMorningside Heights, 10025
- 107 West 97 StreetMorningside Heights, 10025
- 790 Columbus AvenueMorningside Heights, 10025
- 120 West 100 StreetMorningside Heights, 10025
- 808 Columbus AvenueMorningside Heights, 10025
- 801 Amsterdam AvenueMorningside Heights, 10025
Questions about 181 West 97 Street
Who owns 181 West 97 Street?
The city's property file lists 765 AMSTERDAM AVE LLC as the owner of record for 181 West 97 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 181 West 97 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 181 West 97 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 181 West 97 Street?
Yes. Four marshal-executed evictions at 181 West 97 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Feb 17, 2026. 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 181 West 97 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 99 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 181 West 97 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $5M 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 181 West 97 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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