256 West 97 Street
Manhattan · 10025 · BBL 1018680059
256 West 97 Street is a commercial or office building in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10025. City records date it to 1903. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 258 West 97th Street Housing Development Fund CORP. Its most recent total assessed value is $3.1M.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 256 West 97 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 92 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2020, the most recent year PulseCities holds. 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 5 violations against this building, of which 3 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 2 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.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCFacade renovation as per plans filed herewith: MASONRY FACADE RESTORATIONTO COR | Jun 23, 2026 | AL |
| SCFINSTALLATION OF INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS FOR FACADE AND LOCAL LAW INSPECTION | May 8, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
5 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 256 West 97 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 256 West 97 Street
Who owns 256 West 97 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 256 West 97 Street names 258 West 97th Street Housing Development Fund CORP. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 256 West 97 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 256 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 256 West 97 Street?
No executed eviction at 256 West 97 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 256 West 97 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 92 stabilized units at this building in 2020. 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 256 West 97 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.