155 East 96th Street
A 5-story building with 40 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10128.
Addresses on the lot: 153 to 159 East 96th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
155 East 96th Street has 4 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC. 39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 155 East 96th Street have open violations?
Yes: 4 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 | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 155 East 96th Street?
155 East 96th Street is registered with HPD to GOULD EAST 96TH STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2008.
It is on the city’s Speculation Watch List: rent-regulated buildings sold at prices that suggest the buyer plans to push rents up.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10128 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 155 East 96th Street rent stabilized?
39 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 39 of the building’s 40 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
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Buildings nearby
- 161 East 96th Street22 apartments, built 1920
- 1501 Lexington Avenue160 apartments, built 2001
- 1490 Lexington Avenue211 apartments, built 2002
- 166 East 96th Street65 apartments, built 1928
- 1710 3rd Avenue522 apartments, built 1990
- 158 East 97th Street20 apartments, built 1930
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 1-01624-0021.