The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-30.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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 (1901)
Yes
Six or more residential units (21)
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)
221 WEST 15 STREET LLC
Head officer
FELIX BERNARDO
Managing agent
EBB REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-10-03
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
$2,426,000
$1,091,700
2026
$2,597,000
$1,168,650
2027
$2,449,000
$1,102,050
The city's market estimate has risen
1% 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 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
Subway
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St — A C E L · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 7 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
W 15 St & 7 Ave · 250 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.
3 311 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: $460,000 on
1988-07-14 (lender: New Clinton Rlty Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1988-07-14
Mortgage $460,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to NEW CLINTON RLTY CO
$460,000
1983-10-17
Mortgage $150,000 — from NEW CLINTON REALTY CO. to MASPETH FDL SVG&LN ASSOC
$150,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
33
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
2
2
2018
0
2
0
2
4
2019
0
2
2
2
6
2020
0
7
0
1
8
2021
1
8
0
1
10
2022
15
17
0
1
33
2023
0
2
0
1
3
2024
0
2
0
2
4
2025
0
4
0
1
5
2026
0
1
0
3
4
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2024-11-21311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-31Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-07-06Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2022-07-09311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-07-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-06-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2022-06-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-05-31311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2022-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-20311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-13311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-04-07311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-03-31311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-03-31DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-31DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-01Boiler inspection
2022-02-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE IN APT 3FW ON 3RD FLOOR.REMEDY:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2022-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF A SYSTEMOF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC903.2 AND $1,250
2022-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF REQUIREDNUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC1018.1(20$2,500
2022-02-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSES.DEPT OF BUILDING RECORDS INDICATES PERMISES TO BE L$1,250
2022-02-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2022-01-08311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-08311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2021-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-01Deed — from BERNARDO, FELIX to 221 WEST 15TH STREET LLC
2019-07-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-07-16Boiler inspection
2019-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-31Boiler inspection
2018-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-26HPD 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
2014-07-02311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2014-04-21311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2013
2013-05-14311: Taxi Complaint — Vehicle Complaint
2012
2012-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-04-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-04-10Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING NON-BEARING INTERIOR PARTITIONS, CABINETRY AND FIXTURES. INSTALL NEW NON-BEARING INTERIOR PARTITIONS, CABINETRY AND PARTITIONS. NO CHA$25,000
2011
2011-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-03-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPL
2011-03-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPL
2010
2010-06-13311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2010-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-04-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APRT.5FE AT 5THFLOOR IN CLUDING MINOR PARTITION WORK AND NEW FINISHES AS INDICATEDNO CHANGES$12,000
2006
2006-08-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-08-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
1999
1999-05-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-10-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS 2 &
1990-10-05Mortgage assigned — from MASPETH FED SV/LN ASSOC to LEVINE, HARVEY
1988
1988-07-14Deed — from NEW CLINTON REALTY CO to BERNARDO, FELIX
1988-07-14Mortgage $460,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to NEW CLINTON RLTY CO$460,000
1983
1983-10-17Mortgage $150,000 — from NEW CLINTON REALTY CO. to MASPETH FDL SVG&LN ASSOC$150,000
1983-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from VESEY ASSOCIATES,INC. to AMALGAMATED BK/N.Y.
1983-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from VESEY ASSOCIATES,INC. to LEVINE, HARVEY L. (TR)
1981
1981-04-09Mortgage assigned — from AMALGAMATED BANK ETAL to LEVINE, HARVEY L
1979
1979-06-19Deed — from BVESEY REALTY CORP to NEW CLINTON REALTY CO
1979-05-22Deed — from NEW CLINTON REALTY CO to BUESEY REALTY CORP
1979-05-09Agreement — from BVESEY REALTY CORP to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1976
1976-02-06Deed — from VESEY ASSOCIATES INC to NEW CLINTON REALTY CO
1976-02-06Mortgage — from VESEY ASSOCIATES INC to LEVINE, HARVEY L TR
1976-02-06Deed — from 15 REALTY CO to VESEY ASSOCIATES INC
1976-02-06Mortgage — from VESEY ASSOCIATES INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1975
1975-10-08Deed — from ALEXANDER REALTY CORP to 15 REALTY CO
1975-10-08Deed — from 15 REALTY CO to ALEXANDER REALTY CORP
1975-10-05Agreement — from ALEXANDER REALTY CORP to HERZFELD, TYLDA
1973
1973-09-24Deed — from ALEXANDER REALTY CORP to 15 REALTY CO
1973-08-28Deed — from 15 REALTY CO to ALEXANDER REALTY CORP