The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
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 violations
15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-19.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Animal (6) · Lead (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Animal Facility (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1927)
Yes
Six or more residential units (35)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
CHELSEA TOWN LLC
Head officer
STEVEN R HOFFMAN
Managing agent
HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-08-29
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$5,412,000
$2,435,400
2026
$5,441,000
$2,448,450
2027
$5,793,000
$2,606,850
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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
Subway
23 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 25 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
W 25 St & 9 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
29 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $203,930 on
2018-08-13 (lender: Berkadia Commerical Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-08-13
Mortgage $203,930 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC
$203,930
2018-08-13
Agreement $1,100,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC
$1,100,000
2008-09-18
AL&R $1,050,000 to SOVEREIGN BANK
$1,050,000
2008-09-18
Agreement $1,050,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$1,050,000
2008-09-18
Mortgage $131,791 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$131,791
2003-09-24
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
35
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
0
4
7
2018
0
13
6
3
22
2019
1
4
0
4
9
2020
1
4
0
3
8
2021
2
8
0
1
11
2022
2
14
0
1
17
2023
1
33
0
1
35
2024
0
7
0
3
10
2025
0
12
0
1
13
2026
0
17
0
2
19
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311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-05-22
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-05-20
HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
2026-05-20
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST AND WEST WALLS AND CEILING AT VESTIBULE ,
2026-05-20
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT EAST AND WEST WALLS AND CEILING
2026-05-14
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-14
311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-05-14
311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-05-14
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-14
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-14
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-05-14
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-05-14
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-04-29
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-22
311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-03-22
311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-03-04
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-20
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-10-22
Boiler inspection
2025-10-20
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-15Boiler inspection
2026-07-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2026-05-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-05-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-05-20HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
2026-05-20HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST AND WEST WALLS AND CEILING AT VESTIBULE ,
2026-05-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT EAST AND WEST WALLS AND CEILING
2023-06-30City emergency repair (HWO): nyc hpd emergency operations division - ''essential service work'' public area: building entrance door. remove hook and $25
2023-06-27311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2023-06-05311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2023-05-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-05-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 2nd
2023-05-03HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST
2023-05-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTNG OF A HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DO
2023-05-01311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2023-04-16311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2023-04-13HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WE
2023-04-13HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B, 1st STORY, 2
2023-04-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-04-05HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICKSTAND DOORSTOP AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2023-04-05HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND LATCH INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE DOOR. AT PUBLIC HALL
2022-08-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-06-20311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2022-05-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-05-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-04-26FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2022-04-21FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2022-02-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 8TH METAL TREAD FROM BOTTOM AT SOUTH BUILDIN
2022-02-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 9TH METAL TREAD FROM BOTTOM AT SOUTH BUILDIN
2022-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND WEIL MCLAIN BOILER ACTIVE AND OPERATING DEFECTS. REMOVE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN BOILER ROOM. SAFETY RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE N
2021-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-06Boiler inspection
2020-06-17311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-04-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-10Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-02-21Elevator permit: PROVIDE NEW DOOR LOCK MONITORING SYSTEM PER SECTION 3.10.12 OF CHAPTER K3 OF APPENDIX K OF THE NEW YORK CITY BUILDING CODE. ALL W$14,340
2018-10-24TL&R — from FANNIE MAE to CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC
2018-10-01Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2018-10-01Boiler inspection
2018-08-13Mortgage assigned — from SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. (F/K/A); SANTANDER BANK; SOVEREIGN BANIK (F/K/A) to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
2018-08-13Mortgage $203,930 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC$203,930
2018-08-13Agreement $1,100,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC$1,100,000
2018-08-13Mortgage assigned — from BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2018-08-13311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2018-08-13HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING. LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2018-08-13HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
2018-08-13HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2018-08-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2018-08-08311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2018-08-08311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2018-08-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2018-08-08Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-02-19HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST A
2016-02-19HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2016-02-19HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2016-02-19HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX ...
2016-02-19HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2016-01-21DOB violation E:
2015
2015-12-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 02B10,21B06,68B07,70O02,98BB07,16B06,10D06. 02B-DELAY W/2WAY COMMUNICATION; 68B-UPDATE LOG (2015); 21B-DUCT TAPE OVER 5TH AND 2ND
2015-09-07311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2015-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-03311: Elevator — Elevator - Defective/Not Working
2015-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-28HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FR
2015-05-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2015-05-28HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR , SOUTH WALL, NORTH WALL IN THE FOYE
2015-05-28HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT , BASEBOARD AT NORTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT SOUTH
2015-05-28HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2011-04-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2010
2010-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-10-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 34O02.33B12.71D06.70M07.34O02.CLEAN RAILS CAR CWT 33B12 RESHACKLE HOIST ROPES ON COUNTER WEIGHT PROVIDE MISSING COTTER PIN IN ONE
2008-09-18TL&R — from CHELSEA TOWN LLC to FANNIE MAE
2008-09-18AALR — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to FANNIE MAE
2008-09-18Mortgage assigned — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to FANNIE MAE
2008-09-18AL&R $1,050,000 to SOVEREIGN BANK$1,050,000
2008-09-18Agreement $1,050,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$1,050,000
2008-09-18Mortgage $131,791 — from CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$131,791
2008-09-18Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to SOVEREIGN BANK
2008-09-18Deed — from CHELSEA TOWN, L.L.C. to CHELSEA TOWN, SERIES III, LLC
2008-06-11RPTT&RET — from ESTATE OF GERALD WOLF to TRUST B UNDER LAST WILL OF GERALD WOLF
2008-05-13DOB violation E:
2008-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 38O02.86M07.16P09. 16-REMOVE LOCK FROM BASEMENT HOISTWAY DOOR 38-CLEAN CAR TOP 86 PROVIDE 2 YR TEST TAB
2007
2007-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-04HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POT AT 2
2007-10-04HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POT AT 2
2007-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 2
2007-08-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-03-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-03-08DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-11-16AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2004-11-16Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2004-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-07-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BOXES ON AT PUBL
2004-07-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004-07-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004-05-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004-05-04DOB violation E:
2003
2003-09-24AL&R — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to CHELSEA TOWN, LLC
2003-09-24Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CHELSEA TOWN, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2001-11-09Deed — from CHELSEA TOWN CO. to CHELSEA TOWN, L.L.C.
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-09DOB violation E: 1P16182
1999
1999-10-29DOB violation E: 1P16182
1998
1998-12-18Deed — from CHELSEA TOWN CO. to CHELSEA TOWN, L.L.C.
1998-11-25DOB violation E: 1P16182
1998-09-22EASE — from SHAPIRO, MILTON S. to NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-07-09Deed — from FIRESTONE-COHEN, MURIEL; MARK, ANNA ESTATE OF; FIRESTONE, MURIEL; ROTHCHILD, DOROTHY; SHAP to CHELSEA TOWN CO.
1996
1996-03-05EASE — from SHAPIRO, MILTON S. to NYNEX
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991
1991-06-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 15L,17I,35P,40#,15I,(40)PERFOM 5YR TEST,PROPERLY DATE&TAG GOVERNOR &FILE PROPER PAPER WITH THIS DEPARTMENT (15)COVER THE HOLE IN T
1990
1990-01-24DOB violation E:
1988
1988-08-15DOB violation E:
1983
1983-02-28Mortgage satisfied — from CASPER, HARRY; RUMSON REALTY CORP.; MILTMUR REALTY CORP. to CITY MORTGAGE COMPANY; NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK; BROADWAY SAVINGS BANK
1974
1974-04-16Deed — from SHAPIRO, LENA DECD to RITHCHILD, DOROTHY; FIRESTONE, MURIEL; SHAPIRO, MILTON; MARK, ANNE
1972
1972-09-26Agreement — from AMANUENSIS LTD to NEWYORK BANK SAVINGS
1972-09-22Deed — from SHAPIRO, LENA DECD to AMANUENSIS LTD
1972-09-22Deed — from AMANUENSIS LTD to SHAPIRO, LENA DECD