51 East 97th Street

51 East 97th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 4 of 38 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 38 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 23 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• 4 of 38 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (12 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 32 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-07-15. Newest violation issued 2019-09-27. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2019. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mold, west wall, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT WEST WALL APPROX 10 SQ FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13171603 ISSUED 13-JUL-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 4E), issued 2019-09-27. HPD violation 13304034
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227330
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227340
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227326
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227325
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227332
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2019-08-16. HPD violation 13227337
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4E), issued 2019-07-16. HPD violation 13171621

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 8 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

4 of 38 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC. Head officer: THOMAS C AHN. Managing agent: ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC. This owner has 23 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1016030020, HPD building ID 18736. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 96 St (6), 4 min walk
• 103 St (6), 7 min walk
• 96 St (Q), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.