166 East 96th Street
A 16-story building with 65 apartments, built in 1928, in Manhattan, NY 10128.
Addresses on the lot: 166 to 168 East 96th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
166 East 96th Street has 1 open HPD violation. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 166 EAST 96TH STREET OWNERS CORP.
Does 166 East 96th Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation 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 | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.
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 166 East 96th Street?
166 East 96th Street is registered with HPD to 166 EAST 96TH STREET OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions 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 166 East 96th Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 161 East 96th Street22 apartments, built 1920
- 155 East 96th Street40 apartments, built 1910
- 1710 3rd Avenue522 apartments, built 1990
- 1469 Lexington Avenue59 apartments, built 1920
- 158 East 97th Street20 apartments, built 1930
- 1501 Lexington Avenue160 apartments, built 2001
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 1-01524-0044.