143 West 96th Street
A 15-story building with 92 apartments, built in 1927, in Manhattan, NY 10025.
Addresses on the lot: 143 to 149 West 96th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
143 West 96th Street has 167 open HPD violations, 88 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 176 complaints to HPD in the past year, 106 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Kipling Arms, LLC. 33 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 143 West 96th Street have open violations?
Yes: 167 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 88 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 64 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 15 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 53 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 176 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 106 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 143 West 96th Street?
143 West 96th Street is registered with HPD to Kipling Arms, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2026. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 16% of residential buildings in 10025 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 143 West 96th Street rent stabilized?
33 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 38 in 2018. That’s 33 of the building’s 92 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 119 West 96th Street60 apartments, built 1920
- 181 West 97th Street140 apartments, built 1965
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01851-0005.