183 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 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. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18.3. 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.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Tattooing (5) · Dirty Condition (1).
$444,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (6) |
| 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) | 159 WEST 23RD LLC |
| Head officer | Victor Lee |
| Managing agent | JVL Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,266,000 | $1,019,700 |
| 2026 | $2,399,000 | $1,079,550 |
| 2027 | $2,519,000 | $1,133,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 23 St — 1 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — F M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 7 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 24 St & 7 Ave · 350 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.
159 West 23 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 |
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.
Managed by JVL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 5 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 253 East 49 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 159 West 23 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 248 East 50 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 165 West 23 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 161 West 23 Street | MN | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $148,261 on 1999-10-18 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-24 | Deed $7,000,000 — from 159 W. 23RD ST. REALTY CORP; 159 WEST 23RD STREET REALTY CORP. to 159 WEST 23RD LLC | $7,000,000 | |
| 2018-04-17 | Sold for $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $1,166,667 |
| 1999-10-18 | Mortgage $148,261 — from 159 W. 23RD ST. REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP. | $148,261 | |
| 1993-05-26 | Mortgage $536,000 — from BILBOA RESTAURANT CORP to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $536,000 | |
| 1989-10-06 | Mortgage $625,000 — from SCHULKIN, ALAN H to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $625,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 183 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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