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521 West 25 Street

590Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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590 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 DOB job filings, 118 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 112 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassK9
Owner (PLUTO)PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL TWENTY-FIFT H STREET W
BBL1006970013
BIN1080314, 1080315, 1080316

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Encampment (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,434,093 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,724,000 $13,825,800
2026$31,648,000 $14,241,600
2027$32,030,000 $14,413,500

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lavan 541AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 25 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 26 St & 10 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

521 West 25 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,000,000 on 2026-03-19 (lender: Emerald Creek Capital 4, LLC), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-19AL&R $37,000,000 — from PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL 550 WEST; PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL 599 ELEVENT; PRIME STO to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 4, LLC $37,000,000
2026-03-19Mortgage $37,000,000 — from PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL 550 WEST; PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL 599 ELEVENT; PRIME STO to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL 4, LLC $37,000,000
2025-01-28Deed $49,500,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to PRIME STORAGE EMPIRE CAPITAL TWENTY-FIFT $49,500,000
2025-01-21Sold for $49,500,000 $49,500,000 $49,500,000
2022-09-21Mortgage $5,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $5,000,000
2019-06-03AL&R $5,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $5,000,000
2019-06-03AL&R $100,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $100,000,000
2019-06-03Agreement $100,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $100,000,000
2019-06-03Mortgage $3,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $3,000,000
2019-06-03Deed $148,254,147 — from 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER LP to AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC $148,254,147
2019-06-03Mortgage $5,000,000 — from AL 511 WEST 25TH STREET OWNER, LLC to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $5,000,000
2019-05-23Sold for $148,254,147 $148,254,147 $148,254,147
2014-06-13AL&R $98,000,000 — from 511 WEST 125TH STREET OWNER LP to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $98,000,000
2014-06-13Agreement $98,000,000 — from 511 WEST 125TH STREET OWNER LP to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $98,000,000
2014-06-13Mortgage $54,292,257 — from 511 WEST 125TH STREET OWNER LP to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION $54,292,257

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
41
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171270212
20189680730
201918858241
2020232108
20216380219
202223141332
20232160110
2024204039
202514006121
202613252123
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The full timeline

Construction 256Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 120Health & systems 27

Every one of the 590 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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