226 West 15th Street

226 West 15th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 24 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 13 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• Had 1 rent-stabilized unit on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (13 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. 13 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-02-18. Newest violation issued 2026-02-18.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Broken window or sash. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE IMPROPERLY COUNTERBALANCED LOWER WINDOW SASH 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C EAST WINDOW. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913872
• Class B: Leak or water damage. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS PENETRATING CEILING 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913873
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913874
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C MR WELLS. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913875
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GROUT AROUND BATHTUB 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913876
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE TO 3 STY SOUTH APT 3C. LOCATED AT APT 3C (apt 3C), issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913877
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BALUSTRADES 2 TO 3 STYS PUBLIC HALL STAIRS., issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913878
• Class B: Leak or water damage (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS PENETRATING CEILING 4 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2026-02-18. HPD violation 2913879

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 10 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 1 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 226-228 WEST 15TH STREET LLC. Head officer: PETER WEISMAN. Managing agent: BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1007640053, HPD building ID 30421. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 8 Av (L), 2 min walk
• 14 St (A, C, E), 2 min walk
• 14 St (1, 2, 3), 3 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.