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143 West 96th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01851-0005

En español: 37 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 91 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 19 años abierta, desde el 19 de noviembre de 2006.

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 29 certifications filed and 17 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 years, since November 19, 2006.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 20 Class C violations, all 20 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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37 open Class C, an OATH hearing on November 5, 2026, and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 19, 2006.

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OATH hearings
A hearing on a DOB summons is set for November 5, 2026.
DOB violations
13 active DOB violations. The newest was issued January 8, 2025.
DOB complaints
13 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 17, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed January 7, 2026 (inspection cycle 10). Need this filed?
DOB permits
3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued August 26, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 78 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected April 23, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 15, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C37 open most often Lead Paint
Fire SafetyTo be reinspected19180278Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19124079Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19112998Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19112991Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19113005Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19090217Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19090216Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19089233Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyNot complied with19089226Kipling Arms, LLC
Notice sent19089170Kipling Arms, LLC
The report lists all 37, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B40 open most often Lead Paint
Lead PaintNotice sent19158759Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19158758Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19158757Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19158756Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19158755Kipling Arms, LLC
Lead PaintNotice sent19158754Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19124075Kipling Arms, LLC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19124074Kipling Arms, LLC
Notice sent19112990Kipling Arms, LLC
Notice sent19112988Kipling Arms, LLC
The report lists all 40, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB14 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 1Hearing pending39202098XKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39195567RKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39189659NKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39187528YKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 2Decided by default39186625LKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 2Decided by default39181238ZKipling Arms, LLC
Construction, Class 1Admitted39178947YKipling Arms, LLC
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39178335NKipling Arms, LLC
Construction, Class 1Admitted35668577M
Elevators, Class 1Found in violation39156399P
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan had 91 open violations on September 27, 2026: 77 from HPD and 14 from OATH/ECB. 37 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 19 years, since November 19, 2006.

Is 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 29 certifications filed and 17 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 20 Class C violations, all 20 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. A hearing on a DOB summons is set for November 5, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 13 active DOB violations. The newest was issued January 8, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has DOB received complaints about 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 13 DOB complaints, 1 of them conversion complaint, in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 17, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed January 7, 2026 (inspection cycle 10). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for General Construction work, was issued August 26, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 78 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On April 23, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 15, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 15 floors.

How many apartments does 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 92 residential units at 143 West 96 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 143 West 96th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/143-west-96-street-manhattan

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