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245 WEST 25 STREET

245 WEST 25 STREET · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1938
Residences≈ 67
Floors6
Building typeRental

A 6-story rental built in 1938, with approximately 67 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 39,968 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 39968 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade D

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade D for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

19 major DOB filings (nearest: major alteration about 91 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Feb 15 · 124039557

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

23 St (C E) is about 478 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 165

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1938
Floors6
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 67
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1007750009
BIN1014198
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodChelsea
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers5
Mortgage records8
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building94
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales0
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.D
ENERGY STAR score32

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.121.3
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.107.8
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.328.4
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.39,968
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal328.4
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR8A
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area14,815 sq ft
Built floor area ratio2.68
Maximum residential FAR6.02
Land use category3
Building classD1
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.5
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block10
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft1
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft19
New building filings3
Demolition filings3
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.91 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

23 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines C E · 478 ft
23 St~3 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 852 ft
28 St~3 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 900 ft
23 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines F M · 1,608 ft
18 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 1,977 ft

Bus

8 AV/W 25 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20
8 AV/W 23 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20
W 23 ST/8 AV~3 min walk (approx.) · Routes M23-SBS
7 AV/W 24 ST~3 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M20

Citi Bike

W 26 St & 8 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 66 docks (published)
8 Ave & W 24 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 39 docks (published)
8 Ave & W 27 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 33 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Target~2 min walk (approx.) · 495 ft
Whole Foods Market~2 min walk (approx.) · 569 ft
Westside Market~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,039 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~1 min walk (approx.) · 338 ft
New London Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 781 ft
Walgreens~4 min walk (approx.) · 970 ft

Park

Penn South Playground~3 min walk (approx.) · 752 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,036 ft

Ev Charging

iPark 200 West Garage Corp. - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 373 ft
Chelsea29 - Tesla Destination~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,059 ft

Veterinarian

Downtown Veterinary Clinic~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,159 ft
Pearly Bites Veterinary~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,360 ft

Shipping

DHL~2 min walk (approx.) · 647 ft

Clinic

BIMC Geriatrics Senior Health Center~2 min walk (approx.) · 455 ft
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Health Program - Downtown~2 min walk (approx.) · 611 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

The High School of Fashion Industries~1 min walk (approx.) · 244 ft
P.S. 011 William T. Harris~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,432 ft
P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,437 ft
Satellite Academy High School~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,664 ft

Daycare

BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC~1 min walk (approx.) · 179 ft
BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC~1 min walk (approx.) · 179 ft
MANHATTAN JEWISH STUDENT CENTER INC.~2 min walk (approx.) · 656 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports9
NOISE RESIDENTIAL9
ELEVATOR0
BUILDING CONDITION0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.4772
NOISE RESIDENTIAL906
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL795
HEAT HOT WATER687
BUILDING CONDITION612
SANITATION AREA547
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL