256 West 97 Street
Manhattan · 10025 · BBL 1018680059 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a permit, June 23, 2026
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 total assessed value is $3.1M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 92 rent-stabilized units here in 2020, 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 256 West 97 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 256 West 97 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $3.1M for the 2026 tax year. 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.
No executed evictions at 256 West 97 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 256 West 97 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 256 West 97 Street
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 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 256 West 97 Street
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 October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 256 West 97 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Apr 29, 2026 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Violation Dismissed | Nov 17, 2025 | I |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Violation Dismissed | Jun 4, 2025 | A |
| Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at basement at boiler roomNov Sent Out | Jun 2, 2025 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the kitchenetteNov Sent Out | Jun 2, 2025 | C |
The 5 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 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 256 West 97 Street
| 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 October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 256 West 97 Street
4 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 256 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. 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 6 other addresses on tax block 1868 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 256 West 97 Street
Who owns 256 West 97 Street?
The city's property file lists 258 WEST 97TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP as the owner of record for 256 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 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 256 West 97 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $3.1M 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 256 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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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.