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438 WEST 23 STREET

438 WEST 23 STREET · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1855
Residences≈ 4
Floors6
Building typeCooperative

A 6-story cooperative built in 1855, with approximately 4 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations7
Record areas covered20

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.

In the Chelsea Historic District Extension historic district

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

This building sits in a Landmarks Preservation Commission historic district. Exterior work in a historic district generally requires LPC review.

LPC designation record · LPC designation record

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

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

3 major DOB filings (nearest: excavation or foundation about 96 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Fri Jun 28 · M00952471

Subway about 5 minutes away

MTA

23 St (C E) is about 1404 ft from this building in a straight line (~5 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 165

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

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 typeCooperative
Built1855
Floors6
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 4
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1007200066
BIN1012705
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodChelsea
Financials

No records found

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.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

Citibank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Apr 2025
Merrill Lynch / Bank of AmericaObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jan 2025
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jan 2025

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.3

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

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

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

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers1
Mortgage records4
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building113
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 sales2
Exemptions0
Abatements11
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

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

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkNot available
Historic districtChelsea Historic District Extension
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectNot determined
Primary styleItalianate
Primary materialBrick
Original useResidential
Date range (as recorded)1855
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 districtR7B
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8b
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area2,444 sq ft
Built floor area ratio2.9
Maximum residential FAR3
Land use category2
Building classC6
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.2
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 ft2
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft9
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.96 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~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines C E · 1,404 ft
14 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines A C E L · 2,209 ft
23 St~9 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 2,260 ft
18 St~10 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 2,550 ft

Bus

W 23 ST/10 AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M23-SBS
W 23 ST/9 AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M23-SBS
9 AV/W 23 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M11
10 AV/W 23 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M11

Citi Bike

W 22 St & 10 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 77 docks (published)
9 Ave & W 22 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 84 docks (published)
W 20 St & 10 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 49 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

Gristedes~2 min walk (approx.) · 502 ft
Gourmet Square Organic Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 784 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~2 min walk (approx.) · 506 ft
Chelsea Royal Care Pharmacy~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,005 ft

Park

Clement Clarke Moore Park~2 min walk (approx.) · 398 ft
Chelsea Recreation Center~2 min walk (approx.) · 539 ft
The High Line~2 min walk (approx.) · 627 ft

Playground

Chelsea Park~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,255 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~4 min walk (approx.) · 943 ft

Ev Charging

Quik Park West 23rd Street Garage LLC - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 316 ft
COMMERCIAL 1 COM1-3~3 min walk (approx.) · 696 ft

Veterinarian

Downtown Veterinary Clinic~3 min walk (approx.) · 752 ft
Pearly Bites Veterinary~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,391 ft

Shipping

Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 490 ft

Clinic

Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,355 ft
BIMC Geriatrics Senior Health Center~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,402 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

P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,085 ft
P.S. 011 William T. Harris~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,155 ft
Hudson High School of Learning Technologies~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,269 ft
Humanities Preparatory Academy~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,269 ft

Daycare

AVENUES NEW YORK LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 800 ft
AVENUES NEW YORK LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 800 ft
THE HUDSON GUILD~3 min walk (approx.) · 903 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.

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3925
NOISE RESIDENTIAL959
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL845
BUILDING CONDITION468
SANITATION AREA413
HEAT HOT WATER367
438 WEST 23 STREET: Building Information, Records & Financials | Brickwise