185 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.9. 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 | 13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-29. |
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.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | PETER WEISMAN |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,363,000 | $1,963,350 |
| 2026 | $4,844,000 | $2,179,800 |
| 2027 | $5,483,000 | $2,467,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 — 1 2 3 F L M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St — A C E L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 15 St & 7 Ave · 400 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. 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.
226 West 15 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 |
9 311 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $94,395 on 2013-06-18 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-21 | Agreement $961,263 — from 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $961,263 | |
| 2013-06-18 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-06-18 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-06-18 | Mortgage $94,395 — from 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $94,395 | |
| 2003-08-05 | Mortgage $820,408 — from 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $820,408 | |
| 1998-09-02 | Mortgage $60,041 — from WEISMAN, PETER; GARDNER, JOSEPH H. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $60,041 | |
| 1990-05-31 | Mortgage $122,396 — from GARDNER, JOSEPH H.; WEISMAN, PETER to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK | $122,396 | |
| 1985-07-05 | Mortgage $384,354 — from WEISMAN, PETER; GARDNER, JOSEPH H. to DIME SVGS BK/WILLIMBURGH | $384,354 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 185 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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