1,074 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 355 HPD complaints, 282 311 service requests, 184 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 32.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Illegal Parking (2) · PLUMBING (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Building/Use (1).
$274,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (12) |
| 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) | 117 WEST 15TH LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN GAUTIER |
| Managing agent | WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,129,000 | $958,050 |
| 2026 | $2,046,000 | $920,700 |
| 2027 | $1,919,000 | $863,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue of the Americas / W 16 St — M7 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 15 St & 6 Ave · 250 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.
117 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 |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC — 14 buildings, 218 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 277 West 11 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 119 West 15 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 388 Broome Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 59 East 7 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 57 West 10 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 44 Grand Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 117 West 15 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 207 8 Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 9 Charles Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 205 8 Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 24 East 73 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 630 Hudson Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 52 Bond Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 332 Bowery | MN | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,823,691 on 2015-12-23 (lender: Signature Bank), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-22 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 119 WEST 15TH LLC; 117 WEST 15TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-23 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from 119 WEST 15TH LLC; 117 WEST 15TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-23 | Mortgage $4,823,691 — from 117 WEST 15TH LLC; 119 WEST 15TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,823,691 | |
| 2015-12-23 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from 117 WEST 15TH LLC; 119 WEST 15TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-11-25 | Deed $12,400,000 — from 117-119 W.15TH ST. LLC to 117 WEST 15TH LLC | $12,400,000 | |
| 2014-07-22 | Agreement $5,300,000 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $5,300,000 | |
| 2014-07-22 | AL&R $5,300,000 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $5,300,000 | |
| 2014-07-22 | Mortgage $2,061,744 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,061,744 | |
| 2009-10-22 | M&CON $3,500,000 — from 117-119 W.15TH STREET LLC to HERALD NATIONAL BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2004-08-30 | Mortgage $1,739,796 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,739,796 | |
| 2004-08-30 | AL&R $2,950,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC | $2,950,000 | |
| 2004-08-30 | Agreement $2,950,000 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,950,000 | |
| 1999-11-12 | Mortgage $588,868 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST.LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $588,868 | |
| 1995-11-13 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 117-119 W. 15TH ST.LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $800,000 | |
| 1990-05-23 | Mortgage $2,750,000 — from ZUCAN PROPERTIES LP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $2,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,074 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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