119 West 15th Street

119 West 15th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 5 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 5 of 28 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (85/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 28 units · Built 1914

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 85/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 14 buildings' registrations; 5 graded D or F.
• 5 of 28 units are rent-stabilized; 12 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (5 open, 1 class C), 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 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)

5 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 287 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-06-23. Newest violation issued 2024-10-07. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 5,510 days from issue to close for the 12 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3FW, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3FW), issued 2023-11-17. HPD violation 16405378
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR 5TH STY FRONT WEST APT 5FW REPLACE MR JOYCE. , SECTION '' '' (apt 5FW), issued 2008-08-18. HPD violation 2913546
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 5 STY FRONT WEST APT 5FW JOHNSON. , SECTION '' '' (apt 5FW), issued 2005-06-23. HPD violation 2913590
• Class A: Roof defect (roof). PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION METAL CORNICE AT BUILDING FRONT ROOF, issued 2023-11-13. HPD violation 16377596
• Class A: Fire escape defect. AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL STORIES ON FRONT SOUTH AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2023-11-13. HPD violation 16377597

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 15 in 5 years.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 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

5 of 28 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: 5 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 119 WEST 15TH LLC. Head officer: STEVEN GAUTIER. Managing agent: WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1007910029, HPD building ID 30379. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 14 St (F, M), 1 min walk
• 6 Av (L), 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.