569 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 311 service requests, 188 HPD complaints, 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.7. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 19 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1987-09-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · GENERAL (1).
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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 PARTNERS I, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC A MARGULES |
| Managing agent | ROWDY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,411,000 | $1,534,950 |
| 2026 | $4,032,000 | $1,814,400 |
| 2027 | $4,813,000 | $2,165,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Yuet | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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: Plumbing, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 23 St — C E · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 28 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 26 St & 8 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path 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.
251 West 26 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
21 311 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 ROWDY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 360 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B11 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86-50 77 Street | QN | 59 | B |
| 42-54 Judge Street | QN | 41 | C |
| 538 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 247 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 249 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 43-39 42 Street | QN | 18 | D |
| 43-35 42 Street | QN | 17 | B |
| 49 Clinton Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 251 West 26 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 787 9 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 43 Clinton Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 139 West 28 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1500 1 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 693 9 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 123 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1502 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 286 West 11 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 401 East 78 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 125 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 29 St Marks Place | MN | 8 | C |
| 1381 Madison Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 185 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,087,566 on 2019-05-17 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | Mortgage $4,087,566 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $4,087,566 | |
| 2019-05-17 | AL&R $12,250,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $12,250,000 | |
| 2019-05-17 | Agreement $12,250,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $12,250,000 | |
| 2014-04-07 | AL&R $9,100,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $9,100,000 | |
| 2014-04-07 | Agreement $9,100,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC | $9,100,000 | |
| 2014-04-07 | Mortgage $2,593,601 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $2,593,601 | |
| 2012-06-29 | Mortgage $250,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $250,000 | |
| 2012-06-29 | AL&R $250,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $250,000 | |
| 2012-02-16 | Mortgage $405,953 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $405,953 | |
| 2012-02-16 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2012-02-16 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $6,500,000 | |
| 2009-06-05 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,100,000 | |
| 2009-06-05 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,100,000 | |
| 2004-02-02 | Mortgage $715,858 — from CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $715,858 | |
| 2004-02-02 | Agreement $4,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CHELSEA PARTNERS I, LLC | $4,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Every one of the 569 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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