The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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. 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
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
Filed construction activity
$237,700 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1901)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
LES FILLES QUATRE LLC
Head officer
LORI BUCHBINDER
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER AND WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-10-15
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
$6,154,000
$2,769,300
2026
$7,385,000
$3,323,250
2027
$7,611,000
$3,424,950
The city's market estimate has risen
24% 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
23 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 20 St — M20 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
W 22 St & 8 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.
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: $732,176 on
2016-06-22 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-07-21
Agreement $1,500,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK F/K/A APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,500,000
2016-06-22
AL&R $1,500,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,500,000
2016-06-22
Agreement $1,500,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,500,000
2016-06-22
Mortgage $732,177 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$732,177
2003-07-07
Mortgage $915,559 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$915,559
1994-07-07
Mortgage $240,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE L.P. to COVENEY, JOHN
$240,000
1990-06-21
Mortgage $90,000 — from 508 & 512 WEST ETAL; 257 WEST 21 ST ETAL to CEDAR, LAWRENCE S.
$90,000
1989-04-05
Mortgage $275,000 — from 257 WEST 21 ST ASSOC to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP
$275,000
1988-04-01
Mortgage $415,000 — from 257 WEST 21 ST EQTSINC to COVENEY, JOHN
$415,000
Ten-year activity
20100
18
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
4
12
0
1
18
2018
4
0
3
0
1
8
2019
0
0
3
0
3
6
2020
0
0
3
0
1
4
2021
0
0
7
0
2
9
2022
0
0
2
0
3
5
2023
0
1
2
0
2
5
2024
0
0
1
0
3
4
2025
0
0
1
0
2
3
2026
0
0
0
1
2
3
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2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-10-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-19Boiler inspection
2022-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021
2021-12-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-17Boiler inspection
2021-03-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020
2020-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-03-25HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1W, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2017-03-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UNKEYED CEMENT STUCCO AT SOUTH WALL AT FRONT AREAWAY
2017-03-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:AT APARTMENTS 4E & 4W,REMOVED & REPLACED APARTMENT SUBPANEL AND BRANCH WIRING.ELECTRIC$800
2017-03-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FILED A CERTIFICATE FORM APPLICATION ETC.CONTAINING A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT UNDER SOB APP#122924381,ISSUED ON 10/24/16;THE OWNE$2,400
2017-03-20311: Building Marshals office — Illegal Activity
2017-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-15311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2017-03-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2017-02-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-17HPD 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
2017-02-17HPD 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 . NO
2017-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2017-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2017-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2017-02-09311: Plumbing — Gas Utility Referral
2017-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-21Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, DOORS, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ASSOCIATED FINISHES AS PER DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWIT$46,875
2016-10-21Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, DOORS, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ASSOCIATED FINISHES AS PER DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWIT$46,875
2016-10-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STEEL LINTELS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$10,000
2016-10-21Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, DOORS, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ASSOCIATED FINISHES AS PER DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWIT$46,875
2016-07-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-22TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC
2016-06-22AL&R $1,500,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$1,500,000
2016-06-22Agreement $1,500,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$1,500,000
2016-06-22Mortgage $732,177 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$732,177
2016-06-22Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2016-03-16Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, DOORS, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND ASSOCIATED FINISHES AS PER DRAWINGS SUBMITTED HEREWITH.$49,375
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-11-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-10-18Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND RELATED FINISHES, PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EG$79,000
2013-10-18Job filed: MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$6,000
2013-10-18Job filed: MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$6,000
2013-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-08-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH L
2013-08-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH L
2013-08-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2013-08-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2013-08-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED
2013-08-31HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 6th ROOM FROM NORTH L
2012-10-12311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-10-01311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-06-08Job filed: Renovation of existing apartment. partition and plumbing work. No change in occupancy use or egress.$20,000
2003
2003-07-07AL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC
2003-07-07Agreement — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2003-07-07Mortgage $915,559 — from LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$915,559
2003-07-07Mortgage assigned — from COVENEY, DOREEN; DOREEN COVENEY AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIV to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2003-07-07DEEDO — from LES FILLES QUATRE, L.P. to LES FILLES QUATRE, LLC
2003-05-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-10-29Job filed: Replacement of deteriorated sections of existing brick masonry parapet. No change in use, occupancy, or egress is involved under this application.$56,000
2002-10-29Job filed: Replacement of deteriorated sections of existing brick masonry parapet. No change in use, occupancy, or egress is involved under this application.$56,000
1999
1999-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-14Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-10-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996
1996-12-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-08-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-05-04Mortgage assigned — from CITICORP INDUSTRIALCREDIT, INC.; CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. to GOTHAM CAPITAL III,L.P.
1995-05-04Mortgage assigned — from CITICORP INDUSTRIALCREDIT, INC.; CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. to GOTHAM CAPITAL III,L.P.
1995-05-04Mortgage assigned — from GOTHAM CAPITAL III,L.P. to GORE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
1995-05-04Mortgage assigned — from GOTHAM CAPITAL III,L.P. to GORE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
1995-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
1995-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-01-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-17DOB violation C:
1995-01-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED.DEMOLISH BASEMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTANING A PERMIT.REMEDY:OBTAIN A PERMIT DEMOLITION OR RESTO$175
1995-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT APERMIT. WORK NOTED 1-GUT RENOVATIN OF APT 1 AT REAR WWSWEST 1 ST FLR., LEVELING FLOOR WITH 2X4 & PLYWOOD SOB FLOORI
1994-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
1994-12-15DOB complaint, category ?
1994-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
1994-07-07Mortgage $240,000 — from LES FILLES QUATRE L.P. to COVENEY, JOHN$240,000
1994-07-07Deed — from 257 WEST 21ST STREETASSOCIATES ETC DEF; GELTZER, ROBERT REF to LES FILLES QUATRE L.P.
1994-07-07Mortgage assigned — from COVENEY, JOHN to COVENEY, DOREEN; COVENEY, JOHN
1990
1990-06-21Mortgage $90,000 — from 508 & 512 WEST ETAL; 257 WEST 21 ST ETAL to CEDAR, LAWRENCE S.$90,000
1990-06-21Deed — from 257 WEST 21ST ST ASSOC to 257 WEST 21 ST EQUITIES
1990-06-21Deed — from 257 WEST 21ST EQUITIES to 257 WEST 21ST ST ASSOC
1989
1989-04-05Mortgage assigned — from CLINTON CAPITAL CORP to CITICORP NORTH AMR INC
1989-04-05Mortgage $275,000 — from 257 WEST 21 ST ASSOC to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP$275,000
1989-04-05Deed — from 257 WEST 21 ST EQTSINC to 257 WEST 21 ST ASSOC
1989-04-05Mortgage assigned — from 257 WEST 21 ST ASSOCIATE to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP
1989-04-05Mortgage assigned — from CLINTON CAPITAL CORP to CITICORP NORTH AMR INC
1988
1988-04-01Mortgage $415,000 — from 257 WEST 21 ST EQTSINC to COVENEY, JOHN$415,000
1988-04-01Deed — from COVENEY, JOHN to 257 W 21 ST EQUITIESINC
1984
1984-09-14Mortgage satisfied — from COVENY, JOHN to ORLOWSKY, IRA & ANO
1978
1978-04-03Deed — from ORLOWSKY, IRA; ORLOWSKY, MORRIS EXDECD; ORLOWSKY, SUSAN EX to COVENEY, JOHN
1978-04-03RTXL — from ORLOWSKY, MORRIS DECD
1978-04-03Mortgage — from COVENEY, JOHN to ORLOWSKY, MORRIS DECD EX; ORLOSKY, SUSAN EX; ORLOWSKY, IRA
1978-04-03RTXL — from ORLOWSKY, MORRIS DECD
1969
1969-10-27Mortgage assigned — from KRESLER, HERBERT to SCHECHNER, LOUIS
1966
1966-04-05Deed — from ORLOWSKY, ELI; ORLOWSKY, MORRIS to ORLOWSKY, MORRIS