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17 West 17 Street

492Records
18City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate

492 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 DOB permits, 117 DOB job filings, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1907
Floors11
Res. units6
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)17 W. 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES,INC
BBL1008190027
BIN1015415

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Non (1) · Plumbing (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,177,021 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)17 W 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES, INC
Head officerMICHAEL REIFF
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2026-06-18

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,764,000 $6,193,800
2026$13,878,000 $6,245,100
2027$13,724,000 $6,175,800

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & 5 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

17 West 17 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
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301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $425,054 on 2022-01-07 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-02RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from 17 WEST 17 LLC to 1818 EQUITIES LLC $3,050,000
2025-08-13Sold for $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $508,333
2022-01-07AL&R $3,000,000 — from 17 W. 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $3,000,000
2022-01-07Agreement $3,000,000 — from 17 W. 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $3,000,000
2022-01-07Mortgage $425,054 — from 17 W. 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $425,054
2021-10-14RPTT&RET $5,200,000 — from COTE, ROBERT A to CHIN, CYNTHIA; SCURLOCK, COREY $5,200,000
2021-09-30Sold for $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $866,667
2021-07-29RPTT&RET $3,100,000 — from MALEH, MICHELLE; MALEH, JACK to YOUNGSON-KLASFELD, LOUISE; KLASFELD, JOEL $3,100,000
2021-07-07Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $516,667
2021-02-22RPTT&RET $4,415,000 — from BECKWITH, ERIC; BECKWITH, ANGELA P to SHORE, ANDREW; HAMREN, JOSEFINA $4,415,000
2021-02-03Sold for $4,415,000 $4,415,000 $735,833
2015-07-02RPTT&RET $6,450,000 — from CASA 1776, LLC to COTE, ROBERT A $6,450,000
2014-08-25RPTT&RET $7,600,000 — from VOGELSANG , PETER to POZEN, ALEXIS $7,600,000
2013-02-01RPTT&RET $5,800,000 — from PREMIER TRUST, INC., TRUSTEE; JAMA FAMILY TRUST; MARSHA G. WALTERS,TRUSTEE to INSKEEP, JAMES; INSKEEP, KIMBERLY $5,800,000
2012-10-16Agreement $3,250,000 — from 17 W. 17TH STREET ENTERPRISES, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $3,250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175540216
20187110211
201910240218
20204250213
20218248123
20229054220
202319120325
202410130216
202515132324
202611130116
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The full timeline

Construction 292Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 57Health & systems 26

Every one of the 492 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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