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255 WEST 15 STREET

255 WEST 15 STREET · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1901
Residences≈ 20
Floors5
Building typeRental

A 5-story rental built in 1901, with approximately 20 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations5
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 3604970182F

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

Subway about 1 minutes away

MTA

14 St (A C E L) is about 233 ft from this building in a straight line (~1 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 166

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
Built1901
Floors5
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 20
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1007650008
BIN1013758
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 / transfers0
Mortgage records0
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building2
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 sales1
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

No records found

No records found

No Local Law 84 benchmarking disclosure was found for this building. Buildings below the benchmarking size threshold are not required to file.

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 districtR8B
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8b
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area2,546 sq ft
Built floor area ratio3.81
Maximum residential FAR4
Land use category2
Building classC4
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 panel3604970182F

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 ft0
Within 250 ft1
Within 500 ft1
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.249 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

14 St~1 min walk (approx.) · Lines A C E L · 233 ft
18 St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 962 ft
14 St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 967 ft
23 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 2,054 ft
23 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines C E · 2,208 ft

Bus

8 AV/W 14 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20
W 14 ST/8 AV~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS
W 14 ST/8 AV~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92 M12 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS
8 AV/W 17 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M20

Citi Bike

8 Ave & W 16 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 36 docks (published)
W 17 St & 8 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 74 docks (published)
Greenwich Ave & 8 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 75 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

Westside Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 791 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~1 min walk (approx.) · 393 ft
Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 404 ft
West 14 Apothecary~2 min walk (approx.) · 616 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,035 ft

Park

Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground~2 min walk (approx.) · 498 ft
Jackson Square~3 min walk (approx.) · 700 ft
Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,075 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 496 ft
Centerpark West 17th Street Parking Garage~4 min walk (approx.) · 987 ft
Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,052 ft

Ev Charging

iPark NYC 250 West Parking - Tesla Destination~3 min walk (approx.) · 910 ft
Standard Parking 151 W 17th Street - Tesla Destination~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,007 ft

Veterinarian

West Village Veterinary Hospital~2 min walk (approx.) · 548 ft
Bond Vet~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,540 ft

Shipping

Old Chelsea Station USPS~3 min walk (approx.) · 806 ft
United States Post Office~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,037 ft

Clinic

West 17th Street Family Health Center~2 min walk (approx.) · 433 ft
Blavatnik Family - Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai~2 min walk (approx.) · 607 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

Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers~2 min walk (approx.) · 600 ft
N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies~3 min walk (approx.) · 832 ft
N.Y.C. Museum School~3 min walk (approx.) · 832 ft
New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative~3 min walk (approx.) · 832 ft

Daycare

Buckle My Shoe~1 min walk (approx.) · 383 ft
Buckle My Shoe~1 min walk (approx.) · 383 ft
BRIGHT HORIZONS AT WEST 14TH~2 min walk (approx.) · 424 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 reports2
BUILDING CONDITION1
MOLD1
NOISE RESIDENTIAL0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.5958
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1539
HEAT HOT WATER918
NOISE RESIDENTIAL744
BUILDING CONDITION741
SANITATION AREA528
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