1,956 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 575 HPD complaints, 565 311 service requests, 436 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 656.8. 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 | 106 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
178 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 169 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
244 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (82) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (60) · DOOR/WINDOW (24) · GENERAL (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · Rodent (8).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| 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) | WEST END ESTATES LLC |
| Head officer | LEAH KLEIN |
| Managing agent | WEST END ESTATES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,925,000 | $2,666,250 |
| 2026 | $5,943,000 | $2,674,350 |
| 2027 | $6,705,000 | $3,017,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 28 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 28 St — M7 M20 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 27 St & 7 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
154 West 27 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 |
244 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 82 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $597,715 on 2013-10-03 (lender: People's United Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-03 | Agreement $6,346,734 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,346,734 | |
| 2018-11-09 | M&CON $6,500,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2018-11-09 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from WEST END ESTATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2013-10-03 | Mortgage $597,716 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $597,716 | |
| 2013-10-03 | Agreement $5,250,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $5,250,000 | |
| 2008-09-10 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $5,000,000 | |
| 2008-09-10 | Mortgage $2,241,166 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $2,241,166 | |
| 2008-09-10 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NA | $5,000,000 | |
| 2004-07-01 | Mortgage $950,713 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $950,713 | |
| 2004-07-01 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2000-07-14 | Mortgage $775,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $775,000 | |
| 1998-07-02 | Mortgage $425,000 — from WEST END ESTATES, LLC to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK | $425,000 | |
| 1990-05-24 | Mortgage $57,950 — from CISONS COMPLEX INC to PARK, YOON S.; LEE, BOK SIL | $57,950 | |
| 1987-12-11 | Mortgage $807,000 — from GURNANI, ASHOK; DASANI, HIRO; KARNANI, SHAM to PARK LEE RLTY CORP | $807,000 | |
| 1986-04-17 | Mortgage $200,000 — from PARKLEE REALTY CORP to KOREA FIRST BK NY | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 51 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 215 | 0 | 3 | 238 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 75 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 193 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 531 | 2 | 4 | 543 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Every one of the 1,956 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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