240 West 98th Street, Manhattan

Prewar UWS condo still finishing its conversion 18 years in.

Condo on paper, but the original sponsor — 240 W 98th St Co. LLC, Weinreb family — has been selling since 2008 and is still going. A sponsor unit traded in February. Orsid manages; the board is on title. Three things to know:

Open items, not active complaints. There are 24 open HPD violations and 43 open ECB items — mostly facade and elevator housekeeping typical for a 165-unit prewar. But they're open, and open items are deferred capital: they sit until the board votes the money, and that money is your common charges.

Lawsuit history is real but era-bound. Twelve HPD lawsuits — heat, tenant actions, lead-paint warrants — all closed, all 2006–2013, all named against the sponsor and Weinreb Management. Nothing since Orsid took over around 2017.

Still a partial sponsor building 18 years in. The sponsor has sold ~111 units in 18 years and is still holding the rest. The math that matters: they vote those units in board elections and on assessments. Concretely — if the building needs a new roof and the sponsor doesn't want to write the check, they have the votes to delay it, and you're paying common charges on a building that's underinvesting. The minutes and reserve study tell you whether they're a patient holder or voting their short-term cash interest.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Late-night street-side parties tapering around 2 a.m.
• Steady panhandling drip, most recent February 2026
• Homeless-assistance calls clustered through October 2025

240 West 98th Street is a 165-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1018697503). This building is associated with Broadway 98 Condominium. Brix tracks 23 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1923, this condominium sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 38 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 22 complaints
• Plumbing: 5 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 4 complaints
• Appliance: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 18, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2017
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 1st
• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 1st

The building last changed hands on March 2, 2026 for $650,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Take a closer look (67/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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