259 West 15th Street

259 West 15th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 6 open HPD violations, and 6 of 29 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (84/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 29 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 84/100)

• 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 29 units are rent-stabilized; 9 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: Low (6 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 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)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2013-01-22. Newest violation issued 2023-10-25. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE THRU-OUT AT BASEMENT, issued 2013-02-20. HPD violation 9738849
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2D), issued 2013-05-09. HPD violation 9827030
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2D), issued 2013-05-09. HPD violation 9827032
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER., issued 2013-05-03. HPD violation 9823859
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2D), issued 2013-02-20. HPD violation 9738811
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT NORTH (apt 2D), issued 2013-01-22. HPD violation 9709025

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

6 of 29 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 6 in 2024, 9 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 257-259 WEST 15TH STREET LLC. Head officer: FELIX BERNARDO. Managing agent: EBB REALTY. This owner has 16 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1007650005, HPD building ID 30443. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 14 St (A, C, E), 1 min walk
• 8 Av (L), 2 min walk
• 18 St (1), 4 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.