199 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 29 DOB complaints, 24 DOB permits.
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 3. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Emergency Response Team (ERT) (4) · Noise (4) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Water System (1).
$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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 140 LLC |
| Head officer | NATHANIEL J RAHAV |
| Managing agent | CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,621,000 | $729,450 |
| 2026 | $1,352,000 | $608,400 |
| 2027 | $1,838,000 | $827,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M7 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 15 St & 7 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
140 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 |
15 311 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.
Managed by CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC — 32 buildings, 1,040 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 245 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 131 | C |
| 78 7 Avenue | MN | 112 | A |
| 312 West 93 Street | MN | 109 | B |
| 351 West 44 Street | MN | 79 | A |
| 360 West 45 Street | MN | 76 | A |
| 231 West 25 Street | MN | 69 | A |
| 131 West 15 Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 559 West 188 Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 565 West 188 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 315 West 14 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 251 West 15 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 351 West 29 Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 317 West 30 Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 562 West 189 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 139 West 14 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 78 West Washington Plce | MN | 20 | A |
| 325 West 30 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 321 West 30 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 140 West 15 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 188 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 190 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 20 | A |
| 315 West 30 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 147 West 14 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 319 West 30 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 151 East 38 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 145 West 14 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 149 West 14 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 139 West 15 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 137 West 15 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 141 West 15 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 307 West 93 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 341 West 30 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,395,324 on 2022-06-27 (lender: Signautre Bank), covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | AL&R $27,000,000 — from PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK | $27,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-27 | Mortgage $6,395,324 — from PR 15 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 140 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR29 LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK | $6,395,324 | |
| 2022-06-27 | Agreement $27,000,000 — from CHELSEA 140 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR29 LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; PR 15 LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC to SIGNAUTRE BANK | $27,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-08 | AL&R $24,900,000 — from CHELSEA 251, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; PR 15 LLC; CHELSEA 140, L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $24,900,000 | |
| 2013-07-08 | Agreement $24,900,000 — from 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $24,900,000 | |
| 2013-07-08 | Mortgage $13,063,224 — from CHELSEA 139, LLC; CHELSEA 251, LLC; PR 29 LLC; PR30, LLC; 78 WASHINGTON PLACE LLC; PR 15 L to ARCHETYPE MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $13,063,224 | |
| 2005-06-10 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to CHELSEA 140 LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2005-06-10 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from CHELSEA 140 LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 199 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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