1,360 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 695 311 service requests, 358 HPD complaints, 138 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 614.9. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 28 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
546 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (89) · GENERAL (74) · SAFETY (60) · Noise (44) · Residential Disposal Complaint (44) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (36).
$51,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1856) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 452 WEST 23 OWNERS INC |
| Head officer | Katherine BALDWIN |
| Managing agent | 452 WEST 23RD OWNERS INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,596,000 | $2,068,200 |
| 2026 | $3,677,000 | $1,654,650 |
| 2027 | $3,143,000 | $1,414,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | 23 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 10 Av — M23-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 22 St & 10 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School 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.
452 West 23 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
546 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000 on 1982-06-22 (lender: Mills, Muriel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-06-22 | Mortgage $20,000 — from 452 W 23 OWNERS, INC. to MILLS, MURIEL | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 49 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 70 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 76 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 161 | 3 | 196 |
| 2025 | 0 | 39 | 596 | 6 | 641 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 209 | 6 | 234 |
Every one of the 1,360 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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