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216 West 23 Street

5,582Records
22City systems
58Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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5,582 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,196 311 service requests, 1,310 HPD complaints, 617 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1885
Floors12
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC
BBL1007720064
BIN1014130

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations58 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1996-10-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · Illegal Parking (9) · Sidewalk Condition (9) · Lost Property (8) · Taxi Complaint (4) · Dumpster Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,119,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC
Head officerMARCUS NICOLAIDIS
Managing agentCHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,074,000 $13,533,300
2026$37,620,000 $16,929,000
2027$58,199,000 $26,189,550

The city's market estimate has risen 94% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe ChelseaFrenchA—
El Quijote / Lobby Bar At the Hotel ChelseaSpanishNot yet graded—
TerukoJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway23 St — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — C E · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 7 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 24 St & 7 Ave · 500 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

216 West 23 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

115 311 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 CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
229 West 22 Street MN8 C
216 West 23 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000,000 on 2016-11-03 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-12M&CON $125,000,000 — from CHELSEA HOTEL OPERATING LLC; CHELSEA HOTEL F&B LLC; CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $125,000,000
2016-11-03Mortgage $15,000,000 — from CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $15,000,000
2016-11-03ASPM $85,000,000 — from CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC; CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to C HOTEL FUNDING, LLC $85,000,000
2016-11-03Deed $92,007,577 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC $92,007,577
2016-11-03Agreement $85,000,000 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to CHELSEA HOTEL OWNER LLC $85,000,000
2016-10-28Sold for $92,007,576 $92,007,576 $9,200,758
2014-08-21RPTT&RET $105,173,071 — from BF CHELSEA LLC; CF CHELSEA LLC to KG CHELSEA HOLDING LLC $105,173,071
2011-08-05AL&R $47,885,000 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $47,885,000
2011-08-05Mortgage $12,664,549 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $12,664,549
2011-08-05Mortgage $24,450,451 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC; CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC; NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $24,450,451
2011-08-05Mortgage $24,450,451 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC; CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC; NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $24,450,451
2011-08-05Deed $77,816,500 — from CHELSEA 23RD ST. CORP. $77,816,500
2011-08-05AL&R $24,450,451 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $24,450,451
2011-08-05Mortgage $47,885,000 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $47,885,000
2011-08-05AL&R $12,664,549 — from CHELSEA DYNASTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $12,664,549

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017216143108521
2018135930002374
20192410445608592
2020195416000233
2021292615707219
2022181010108137
20231028530697
2024310380859
202524564874
202644281946
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The full timeline

Construction 396Enforcement 943Housing & tenants 4,113Ownership & money 48Health & systems 82

Every one of the 5,582 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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