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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (8) · Illegal Parking (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Non (1) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$138,924 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 (1926)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
25 W 15TH STREET CORP
Head officer
PAM MIDDLETON
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-08-26
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
$10,224,000
$4,600,800
2026
$8,179,000
$3,680,550
2027
$6,543,000
$2,944,350
The city's market estimate has fallen
36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)
SAFE (cycle 9)
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 5 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 15 St & 5 Ave · 500 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.
13 311 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: $50,000 on
1985-07-26 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-07-13
RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from WALKER, ERNEST BRAXTON to NASH, PEARCE
$1,900,000
2026-07-07
Sold for $1,900,000
$1,900,000
$271,429
2025-08-11
RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from BEITCHMAN, JAMES; BEITCHMAN, HIROKO to POLLOCK, KEITH; BARAGHANI, ANDISHEH
$1,575,000
2025-07-22
Sold for $1,575,000
$1,575,000
$225,000
2025-02-19
RPTT&RET $1,540,000 — from ESTATE OF PATRICIA SOUSA to NICOLE TINGTING HUANG, AS TRUSTEE; YEE/HUANG FAMILY TRUST; JONNY YEE, AS TRUSTEE
$1,540,000
2025-02-03
Sold for $1,540,000
$1,540,000
$220,000
2019-06-21
RPTT&RET $2,025,000 — from HINCH, TONYA G to HERBST, MOIRA; HARRIS, PAUL
$2,025,000
2019-06-10
Sold for $2,025,000
$2,025,000
$289,286
2012-05-01
RPTT&RET $1,707,500 — from MUSKAT, LISA to ALBERICI, MARK
$1,707,500
2011-11-09
RPTT&RET $1,670,000 — from SUNDELL, MARGARET to AKE, JORN R; SALOMON, CLAUDIA T
$1,670,000
2010-07-30
RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from MECRAY, CHRISTOPHER H to WALKER, ERNEST B
$1,575,000
1985-07-26
Mortgage $50,000 — from CURTIS, DAVID; MORRIS, ANN to CITIBANK, N.A.
$50,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
13
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
0
1
3
2018
5
1
3
0
2
11
2019
3
0
4
2
1
10
2020
0
1
6
0
2
9
2021
0
0
6
0
1
7
2022
5
1
4
0
2
12
2023
0
0
1
0
1
2
2024
0
0
1
0
2
3
2025
0
0
4
6
1
11
2026
0
0
10
2
1
13
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2026-02-28311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2026-01-20Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-11RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from BEITCHMAN, JAMES; BEITCHMAN, HIROKO to POLLOCK, KEITH; BARAGHANI, ANDISHEH$1,575,000
2025-07-22Sold for $1,575,000$1,575,000
2025-06-13Boiler inspection
2025-05-30RPTT&RET — from ESTATE OF PATRICIA SOUSA to NICOLE TINGTING HUANG, AS TRUSTEE; YEE/HUANG FAMILY TRUST; JOHNNY YEE, AS TRUSTEE
2025-04-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-02-19RPTT&RET $1,540,000 — from ESTATE OF PATRICIA SOUSA to NICOLE TINGTING HUANG, AS TRUSTEE; YEE/HUANG FAMILY TRUST; JONNY YEE, AS TRUSTEE$1,540,000
2022-09-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2022-08-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2022-08-09Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-06-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-04-21Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$72,113
2022-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-22Boiler inspection
2022-02-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2022-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-04-01HPD 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
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-21311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021-01-26Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-22Elevator permit: Alteration to (1) One Passenger Elevator City ID # 1P3473. All work to comply with ASME A17.1-2000 with supplement A17.1a-02 and $265,160
2020-09-27311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-08-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-19311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2019-11-05311: Water System — Hyd Valve Box Cover Missing (WV2)
2019-07-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-06-21RPTT&RET $2,025,000 — from HINCH, TONYA G to HERBST, MOIRA; HARRIS, PAUL$2,025,000
2019-06-10Sold for $2,025,000$2,025,000
2019-03-28Job filed: FILING AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION TO COMBINE PLUMBING & SPRINKLER WORK, PREVIOUSLY FILED, APPROVED & PERMITTED UNDER APPLICATIONS: 10007603$19,700
2018-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2018-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-04Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 8: SAFE
2018-09-25Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-06-14Boiler inspection
2018-04-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIMATELY 35' LONG AS PER PLANS DURING FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK $5,000
2018-04-10Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-02-28Job filed: FACADE REPAIRWORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, GROUP, OR OCCUPANCY.$40,111
2017
2017-10-10Boiler inspection
2017-07-12DOB violation E:
2017-01-03DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2016
2016-11-30Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 8: SAFE
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
2016-10-18311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2016-06-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2016-05-11311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2016-04-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-04-17311: Standing Water — Puddle on Sidewalk
2015
2015-10-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-07-30Job filed: INSTALL EXTERNAL CHIMNEY FLUE, EXTENSION TO RUN AND TERMINATE THE STRUCTURE APPROX. 20' AWAY FROM IT'S CURRENT TERMINATION POINT. CUSTOM FABRICATED 3$25,000
2015-07-30Job filed: INSTALL EXTERNAL CHIMNEY FLUE, EXTENSION TO RUN AND TERMINATE THE STRUCTURE APPROX. 20' AWAY FROM IT'S CURRENT TERMINATION POINT. CUSTOM FABRICATED 3$25,000
2015-07-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-23DOB violation E:
2015-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-02-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-29Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND OIL BURNER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2015-01-29Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND OIL BURNER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014
2014-06-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013
2013-10-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-03-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-02-26Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 7: SAFE
2013-02-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-02-01311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2013-02-01311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2012
2012-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-10-21311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2012-08-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-302.5. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES (SUCH AS SIDEWALK SHED, FENCE ETC) TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM UNSAFE CONDITIONS $400
2012-08-16Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 7: SAFE
2012-08-16DOB violation LL11/98: UNSAFE LOCAL LAW 11/98 REPORT FILED
2012-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-08-14Job filed: ERECT HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33,SECTION 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9
2012-08-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-08-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Facade - Defective/Cracking (Ll11/98)
2012-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-27311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-06-15Job filed: EXTERIOR REPAIRWORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY. PLANS FOR A SIDEWALK SHED ARE BEING FILED SEPERATELY.$65,575
2012-06-15Job filed: EXTERIOR REPAIRWORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY. PLANS FOR A SIDEWALK SHED ARE BEING FILED SEPERATELY.$65,575
2012-05-01RPTT&RET $1,707,500 — from MUSKAT, LISA to ALBERICI, MARK$1,707,500
2012-04-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-09311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011
2011-11-09RPTT&RET $1,670,000 — from SUNDELL, MARGARET to AKE, JORN R; SALOMON, CLAUDIA T$1,670,000
2011-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-07DOB violation E:
2010-07-30RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from MECRAY, CHRISTOPHER H to WALKER, ERNEST B$1,575,000
2010-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-06311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2008
2008-08-11RPTT&RET — from SUNDELL, MICHAEL G; SUNDELL, NINA to SUNDELL, MARGARET
2007
2007-11-28DOB violation E:
2007-10-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 11P16,38M07,36T07,36D06,86BB05. 38 - 2YEAR TEST MISSING ON TOP OF CAR.36 PROVIDE SIGNAGE; REPAIR DOOR, PROPERLY SECURE DOOR. 11- P
2007-01-11Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 6: SWARMP
2006
2006-10-02DOB violation E:
2005
2005-03-18DOB violation E:
2004
2004-11-19DOB violation LL1081:
2003
2003-08-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2003-07-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-07-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2002
2002-08-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-08-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED 25'DURING FACADE REPAIR NO CHANGE IN USE EGESS OR OCCUPANVY SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 NO MATERIAL OR EQUPIME
2000
2000-08-02Mortgage satisfied — from MORRIS, ANN; CURTIS, DAVID to CITIBANK, NA
2000-05-02Job filed: Installation of two make-up pumps in cellar and disconnect existing pressure tan k on roof. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this applicat$5,000
1999
1999-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-01-13DOB violation LL1081:
1997-01-13DOB violation LL1081:
1996
1996-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-08-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-07-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991
1991-03-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 46T,73T 73-5 YEAR TEST AND FILE ELV. 3$200
1990
1990-12-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1990-08-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1990-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-12-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUIDLING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O. REMEDY: OBTAIN A VALID C OF O DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE UNTIL A VALID C OF O $250
1989-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from 25 WEST 15 ST CORP to 25 WEST 15 ST ASSOCIATES
1989-06-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BLDG. OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERT. OF OCCUPANCY. REMEDY; OBTAIN A VALID CERT. OF OCCUPANCY DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE UNTI$250
1988
1988-11-21DOB violation E: (33)REMOVE ALL LOCKS (50)TO MOTOR ROOM & OVERHEAD ROOM (51)REMOVE LOCK OUT KEY SW FROM CAR FOR TOP& BOTTOM FLOOR OR FILE BUILD
1985
1985-07-26Mortgage $50,000 — from CURTIS, DAVID; MORRIS, ANN to CITIBANK, N.A.$50,000
1985-07-26Agreement — from MORRIS, ANN; CURTIS, DAVID to CITIBANK, N.A.
1979
1979-08-17Deed — from 25 WEST 15 ST ASSOC to 25 WEST 15 ST CORP
1979-08-17Mortgage — from 25 WEST 15 ST ASSOC to 25 WEST 15 ST CORP
1979-07-11Deed — from FELDMAN, SARAH; FELDMAN, JOSEPH to 25 WEST 15 ST ASSOC
1978
1978-09-27Deed — from 20 BECKMAN ST CORP to FELDMAN, JOSEPH; FELDMAN, SARAH
1966
1966-01-11Deed — from 25 W 15TH ST REALTYCORP to 20 BEEKMAN ST CORP