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15 West 75 Street

2,297Records
18City systems
206Open violations
166.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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2,297 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 828 HPD complaints, 794 311 service requests, 316 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1927
Floors9.5
Res. units42
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)POWER, LEE
BBL1011280021
BIN1028760

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 166.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations206 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 68 class A. Oldest open since 1987-10-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

126 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 68 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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32
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

402 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (224) · HEAT/HOT WATER (56) · Illegal Parking (39) · PLUMBING (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (12).

Filed construction activity

$504,090 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)15 WEST REALTY LLC
Head officerADAM JERNOW
Managing agentWAYFINDERPM LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,951,000 $2,677,950
2026$6,146,000 $2,765,700
2027$6,203,000 $2,791,350

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 6)

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

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 75 St — M10 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 76 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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

15 West 75 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

402 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 56 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WAYFINDERPM LLC — 22 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B7 · C4 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
15 West 75 Street MN42 C
25 Leroy Street MN20 A
308 West 21 Street MN19 B
372 St Johns Place BK16 B
331 East 92 Street MN16 A
151 8 Avenue MN16 B
333 East 92 Street MN16 A
105 Chambers Street MN11 B
122 West 71 Street MN10 C
47 West 74 Street MN10 B
117 West 21 Street MN9 A
532 West 114 Street MN8 A
9 Charlton Street MN8 B
135 West 82 Street MN8 A
21 Polhemus Place BK7 A
242 West 56 Street MN6 C
62 Orchard Street MN5 D
462 Greenwich Street MN4 A
97 Franklin Street MN4 D
323 East 52nd Street MN4 B
85 Waverly Avenue BK3 F
222 East 81st Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,036,954 on 2005-03-23 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-03-24AL&R $2,000,000 — from 15 WEST REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2005-03-23Mortgage $1,036,954 — from 15 WEST REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,036,954
2005-03-23Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 15 WEST REALTY LLC $2,000,000
1994-09-12Mortgage $153,231 — from POWER, MICHAEL J. ESTATE OF; POWER, MICHAEL to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $153,231
1989-05-16Mortgage $1,234,742 — from POWER, MICHAEL J INDV to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,234,742

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201719330245
201804410247
201908461257
2020010172130
2021014660181
20220523402241
20232819101202
202462037103400
202564600272
202641015300167
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 240Housing & tenants 1,961Ownership & money 31Health & systems 25

Every one of the 2,297 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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