255 West 98th Street
A 10-story building with 34 apartments, built in 1913, in Manhattan, NY 10025.
Addresses on the lot: 255 to 259 West 98th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
255 West 98th Street has 11 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 255 WEST 98TH STREET OWNERS CORP. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 255 West 98th Street have open violations?
Yes: 11 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 | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 3 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
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 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none 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 255 West 98th Street?
255 West 98th Street is registered with HPD to 255 WEST 98TH 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.
5 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 1 older case, the latest from 2006.
City marshals carried out no evictions 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 255 West 98th Street rent stabilized?
1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 34 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
- 251 West 98th Street32 apartments, built 1913
- 782 West End Avenue43 apartments, built 1913
- 260 West 99th Street34 apartments, built 1886
- 250 West 99th Street43 apartments, built 1925
- 790 West End Avenue89 apartments, built 1926
- 243 West 98th Street31 apartments, built 1899
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 1-01870-0005.