420 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 311 service requests, 65 HPD housing violations, 63 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 94% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-07-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$377,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | CHELSEA VENTURA LLC |
| Head officer | KAVI SUKHRAM |
| Managing agent | VENTURA LAND CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,526,000 | $1,586,700 |
| 2026 | $3,591,000 | $1,615,950 |
| 2027 | $3,193,000 | $1,436,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 14 St — A C E L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 18 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 18 St — M11 M12 M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 9 Ave & W 18 St · 400 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.
344 West 17 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 |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by VENTURA LAND CORP — 24 buildings, 938 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149-35 Northern Boulevard | QN | 146 | B |
| 14 Sickles Street | MN | 104 | C |
| 5025 Broadway | MN | 67 | B |
| 659 West 162 Street | MN | 53 | A |
| 654 West 161 Street | MN | 50 | A |
| 547 West 157 Street | MN | 48 | B |
| 139-19 34 Road | QN | 46 | A |
| 3157 Broadway | MN | 45 | A |
| 128 West 13 Street | MN | 42 | A |
| 35 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 42 | B |
| 109-15 37 Avenue | QN | 36 | A |
| 90-32 53 Avenue | QN | 30 | A |
| 351 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 530 West 157 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 344 West 17 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 367 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 25 | B |
| 423 East 81 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1220 Richmond Road | SI | 20 | A |
| 421 East 81 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 53 West 106 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 57 West 106 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 340 West 17 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 343 West 16 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 99-11 Northern Boulevard | QN | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $347 on 2026-06-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Agreement $2,470,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,470,000 | |
| 2019-04-10 | Mortgage $17,641 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $17,641 | |
| 2019-04-10 | Agreement $2,837,359 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to CHELSEA VENTURA LLC | $2,837,359 | |
| 2014-07-11 | Agreement $3,150,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOICATIO | $3,150,000 | |
| 2014-07-11 | AL&R $3,150,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOICATIO | $3,150,000 | |
| 2014-07-11 | Mortgage $68,790 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOICATIO | $68,790 | |
| 2011-06-27 | Agreement $3,240,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,240,000 | |
| 2011-06-27 | Mortgage $66,830 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $66,830 | |
| 2011-06-27 | Mortgage $3,240,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,240,000 | |
| 2006-06-05 | Mortgage $108,542 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $108,542 | |
| 2006-06-05 | Agreement $3,395,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $3,395,000 | |
| 2006-06-05 | Mortgage $3,395,000 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $3,395,000 | |
| 2002-08-29 | Mortgage $2,512,517 — from CHELSEA VENTURA LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,512,517 | |
| 1999-02-08 | Mortgage $173,719 — from 344 WEST 17TH ST. CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $173,719 | |
| 1988-07-01 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 344 WEST 17 ST CORP to TREMONT FED S&L ASSN | $499,999 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 137 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 420 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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