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215 East 23 Street

417Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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417 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 DOB violations, 52 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built2001
Floors22
Res. units0
ClassH8
Owner (PLUTO)OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES,
BBL1009040010
BIN1019771

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Patterns

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

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Mold (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$153,220 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerROBERT M GERSHON
Managing agentC. GERSHON CO.
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,561,000 $9,252,450
2026$23,645,000 $10,640,250
2027$23,289,000 $10,480,050

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 23 St / 2 Av — M23-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 22 St & 2 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

215 East 23 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by C. GERSHON CO. — 14 buildings, 535 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
120 University Place MN92 A
454 Ft Washington Avenue MN83 B
110 Bank Street MN61 A
2476 Broadway MN57 A
1229 Avenue Y BK55 A
360 Smith Street BK48 A
455 Ft Washington Avenue MN41 A
461 Ft Washington Avenue MN34 A
309 West 55 Street MN20 A
311 West 55 Street MN20 A
766 9 Avenue MN8 B
768 9 Avenue MN8 A
764 9 Avenue MN8 A
215 East 23 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,733,637 on 2017-07-14 (lender: TD Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-14Mortgage $6,733,637 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, NA $6,733,637
2017-07-14AL&R $21,000,000 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, NA $21,000,000
2017-07-14Agreement $21,000,000 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, NA $21,000,000
2012-03-16Agreement $269,242 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A., $269,242
2002-04-24Mortgage $3,000,000 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK $3,000,000
2000-03-29Mortgage $10,564,095 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SUMMIT BANK $10,564,095
2000-03-29Mortgage $2,435,905 — from OCEAN DRIVE REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SUMMIT BANK $2,435,905
1998-11-24Mortgage $624,500 — from 215 E. 23RD ST LLC to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $624,500
1998-09-18Mortgage $1,166,000 — from EGAGTROM CORP. to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $1,166,000
1996-03-29Mortgage $650,000 — from EGAGTROM CORP. to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $650,000
1993-03-22Mortgage $1,676,000 — from EGAGTROM CORP to GOTHAM BANK NEW YORK $1,676,000
1993-03-22Mortgage $53,000 — from EGATROM CORP to GREENBERG, JOSEPH $53,000
1989-07-31Mortgage $600,000 — from CREDIT FONCIER CORP to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $600,000
1989-03-31Mortgage $1,100,000 — from CREDIT FONCIER CP to GOTHAM BANK NY $1,100,000
1988-04-07Mortgage $385,697 — from NEW APPLE ASSOCS to BANK LEUMI TR CO/NY $385,697

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170433616
20180250916
20190420814
2020004048
20210540514
20220220610
20230120710
20240370414
20251040813
202612360930
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 114Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 93Health & systems 79

Every one of the 417 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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