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236 West 26 Street

761Records
19City systems
5Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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761 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 249 DOB permits, 161 DOB job filings, 117 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1925
Floors12
Res. units25
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)SHTROMBERG, ANNA
BBL1007750060
BIN1014205

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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 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. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Mosquitoes (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,138,031 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (50 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CAPITOL BUILDING LOFT CORP.
Head officerELLEN LUGER
Managing agentRUDD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$18,144,000 $8,164,800
2026$18,659,000 $8,396,550
2027$21,399,000 $9,629,550

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,184,580 a year ($48.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,778,231 ($20.61 per sq ft), net operating income $2,406,349. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 — C E · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 26 St & 8 Ave · 450 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

236 West 26 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

12 311 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 RUDD MANAGEMENT LLC — 36 buildings, 2,547 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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301 East 69 Street MN198 A
333 East 66 Street MN191 A
420 East 72 Street MN191 A
667 Lexington Avenue MN156 B
504 Cathedral Parkway MN148 B
56 Leonard Street MN146 A
215 East 80 Street MN145 A
1359 3 Avenue MN126 A
66 Overlook Terrace MN120 A
441 Columbus Avenue MN112 A
230 East 79 Street MN107 B
605 Park Avenue MN105 A
689 Ft Washington Avenue MN84 A
801 West End Avenue MN74 A
205 East 69 Street MN72 A
166 East 96 Street MN65 A
305 West 52 Street MN65 A
285 Central Park West MN53 A
75 Central Park West MN53 A
514 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
24 East 93 Street MN45 A
40 West 67 Street MN39 A
420 West 23 Street MN38 A
310 West 85 Street MN36 A
27 West 67 Street MN32 A
236 West 26 Street MN25 A
304 Columbus Avenue MN14 A
21 West 20 Street MN13 A
130 West 57 Street MN10 A
425 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
157 East 84 Street MN6 A
55 West 86 Street MN5 B
786 Lexington Avenue MN4 B
12 West 10 Street MN4 A
784 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
105 Franklin Street MN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2021-08-09 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-08RPTT&RET $1,881,000 — from JR CAPITAL BUILDING, LLC to TWIN GEARS LLC $1,881,000
2026-08-27Sold for $1,881,000 $1,881,000 $75,240
2025-11-05RPTT&RET $1,600,000 — from KIND NYC LLC to MOSS, MARILYN; MOSS, CHRISTOPHER $1,600,000
2025-10-23RPTT&RET $3,750,000 — from RAMSAY, HOLLIE HELLER to LUKE, SANDEEP; LUKE, DIYA $3,750,000
2025-10-20Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $64,000
2025-10-17Sold for $3,750,000 $3,750,000 $150,000
2025-07-21RPTT&RET $3,180,000 — from GALTON, ELIZABETH; PHELPS, FRED to SHEN, JIAJUN; HE, QILE $3,180,000
2025-07-09Sold for $3,180,000 $3,180,000 $127,200
2024-05-22RPTT&RET $1,510,000 — from FREDERICKS, MARIA to ELAINE L. LARSON QUALIFIED PERSONAL RESI; STEVEN M LARSON TRUSTEE; LARSON, NATHAN $1,510,000
2024-05-14Sold for $1,510,000 $1,510,000 $60,400
2023-09-07RPTT&RET $3,700,000 — from BERNA, ROBERT; QUALTER BERNA, ALISON to RAMSAY, HOLLY H $3,700,000
2023-06-22Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $148,000
2022-12-09RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from WEBER, JEFFREY to FARHAT, MOISES $1,050,000
2022-11-30Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $42,000
2022-10-05RPTT&RET $1,620,000 — from EVANS, JULIE to BRUNIALTI, ALESSANDRA $1,620,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201726628244
201813253326
201919632333
202064102325
20213285119
20225019217
20236254219
202420262232
202519156334
20264032312
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The full timeline

Construction 416Enforcement 103Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 131Health & systems 34

Every one of the 761 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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