558 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 275 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.3. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 29 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (62) |
| 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 TOWN LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN R HOFFMAN |
| Managing agent | HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,275,000 | $2,823,750 |
| 2026 | $6,359,000 | $2,861,550 |
| 2027 | $6,597,000 | $2,968,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 31 St — M20 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 30 St & 8 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
327 West 30 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $791,883 on 2018-08-13 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-13 | Mortgage $791,883 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES II, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $791,883 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES II, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2008-09-18 | Mortgage $19,723,795 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES II, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $19,723,795 | |
| 2008-09-18 | Agreement $1,650,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES II, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2008-09-18 | AL&R $1,650,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES II, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2003-12-10 | Mortgage $1,019,030 — from CHELSEA TOWN, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,019,030 | |
| 2001-11-09 | Mortgage $286,122 — from CHELSEA TOWN LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $286,122 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2023 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 558 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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