308 West 98th Street

308 West 98th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 9 open HPD violations, and 2 of 9 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (59/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 9 units · Built 1897

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 59/100)

• 9 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 2 of 9 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (9 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 9 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-28. Newest violation issued 2021-04-01. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class A: Plumbing defect, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STOPPER SINK 1 STY FRONT APT 1F BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1F), issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 2990085
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO HEAVY DUTY LATCH SET 2 STY FRONT APT., issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 2990086
• Class A: Ventilation defect. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PARTITION & LOFT BED ERECTED OBSTRUCTING & VENTILATION 2 STY FRONT APT FRONT ROOM., issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 2990087
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect, kitchen. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GASKET DOOR REFRIGERATOR BASEMENT FRONT APT KITCHEN., issued 2008-07-02. HPD violation 2990088
• Class A: Ventilation defect. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION LOFT BED ERECTED OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION AT 3 STY FRONT APT 3F. LOCATED AT APT 3F (apt 3F), issued 2006-07-28. HPD violation 2990090
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DROP CEILING ERECTED AT KITCHEN IN 2 STY FRONT APT 2F. LOCATED AT APT 2F (apt 2F), issued 2006-07-28. HPD violation 2990091
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION DROP CEILING ERECTED AT BATHROOM AND KITCHEN IN 1 STY REAR APT 1B. LOCATED AT APT 1B (apt 1B), issued 2006-07-28. HPD violation 2990092
• Class A: Lighting defect. SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION LOFT BED ERECTED OBSTRUCTING LIGHT AND VENTILATION IN 1 STY REAR APT 1B. LOCATED AT APT 1B (apt 1B), issued 2006-07-28. HPD violation 2990093

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
• 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)

3 open DOB violations, all 3 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

2 of 9 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: 2 in 2024, 2 est. in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out. est.: the count was estimated from the bill's rent-stabilization charge, not stated on the bill (taxbills.nyc).

Owner and management

Owner: 308 WEST 98TH ST LLC. Managing agent: 308West98thStreetLLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 7, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1018870061, HPD building ID 37285. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 96 St (1, 2, 3), 4 min walk
• 103 St (1), 6 min walk
• 96 St (C, B), 11 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 property tax bills, via taxbills.nyc (2007 to 2017) and JustFix/NYCDB (2018 to 2024), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.