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227 West 17 Street

317Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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317 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 DOB permits, 60 DOB job filings, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1910
Floors8
Res. units5
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP.
BBL1007670019
BIN1013851

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,905,539 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP
Head officerBRANDON FRIEDMAN
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$23,637,000 $10,636,650
2026$25,213,000 $11,345,850
2027$26,584,000 $11,962,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway18 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St — A C E L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 17 St & 7 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.

Report a problem to 311

227 West 17 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

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135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2024-04-17 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-17Mortgage $57,430 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $57,430
2024-04-17Agreement $1,310,000 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,310,000
2024-04-17AL&R $1,310,000 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $1,310,000
2024-04-17Mortgage $250,000 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2024-04-17AL&R $250,000 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $250,000
2022-03-25RPTT&RET $4,900,000 — from KIM, MINKYOUNG; CREAMER, RONALD to KLEINHANDLER, AARON; KLEINHANDLER, SARAH $4,900,000
2022-03-10Sold for $4,900,000 $4,900,000 $980,000
2020-01-28RPTT&RET $9,642,260 — from SHERMAN, MARC S; SHERMAN, JOAN to LANIGAN, COLM; ONGMO, SONAM $9,642,260
2019-12-19Sold for $9,642,260 $9,642,260 $1,928,452
2019-06-19RPTT&RET $4,568,062 — from STEINBERG, MICHAEL; SLESIN, SUZANNE to SOHO PRESS OFFICES LLC $4,568,063
2019-06-13Sold for $4,568,063 $4,568,063 $913,613
2019-05-22RPTT&RET $3,850,000 — from YECIES, SUSAN to BERNARD & DEAN LEVY INC. $3,850,000
2019-05-21Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $770,000
2018-10-31AL&R $499,999 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP to FLUSHING BANK $499,999
2018-10-31Mortgage $499,999 — from 227 WEST 17TH STREET CORP to FLUSHING BANK $499,999

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
34
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170540312
2018002226
20193125314
202011121217
202111090424
20227032113
2023502029
202421128234
202522030429
2026300047
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The full timeline

Construction 154Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 38Ownership & money 45Health & systems 33

Every one of the 317 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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