215 East 96th Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- 1 open hazardous (Class C) violation
- Built in 2005 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 260 of 476 units
About this building
City records list 2005 as the year built — newer than 93% of the 45 buildings we cover in ZIP 10128, and the newest of the 13 buildings we cover on this block. At 41 floors, the tallest on this block. 476 apartments — the most of any building we cover on this block, and more than 91% of the 45 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10128 have fewer. The building’s floor space is 11.8 times the size of its lot: 490,810 sq ft of building on a 41,755 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 18, 2026.
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
215 East 96th Street
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations, 1 immediately hazardous (Class C) under 217 East 96 Street — the address HPD files this building’s records under, not the address on this page. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2023 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 260 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
215 East 96 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10128. The closest subway is 96 St (Q) (1-minute walk), served by the 6 and Q lines.
Building Condition
Issued February 2023. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2023-02-15
- 2023-02-15
- Class C · 1 open · penalty 15 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2026-06-30
- 2025-09-09
- 2024-07-10
- 2024-01-04
- Dec 1, 2023 "FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3"
- Aug 30, 2023
- Jun 20, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2005, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 63
- HARRASSMENT 2: 35
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 13
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 12
- GRAND LARCENY: 12
- Illegal Parking: 108
- Noise - Residential: 69
- Water System: 41
- Rodent: 39
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 38
- 217 EAST 96 STREET
- 215 E 95TH ST
- 207 EAST 95 STREET
- P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
- P.S. 198 Isador E. Ida Straus
- PS 109 Century
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- PS 109 Century
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 3
- Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation
- 96 St
- 96 St
- 103 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- James Cagney Plaza
- Islamic Cultural Center School
- The Judith S. Kaye School
- Outdoor Parking - Agency Vehicles
- Cherry Tree Park
- Harlem Rbi
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Starry Inc Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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