Chelsea, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Chelsea, Manhattan, has 1,163 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 610 A, 163 B, 173 C, 141 D and 76 F. The median building has 0.6 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 14,173 of its 46,252 residential units (31%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (1,346), unsanitary condition (805), and plumbing (287).

Chelsea by the numbers

1,381 residential buildings (46,252 units) on record. 9,711 open HPD violations (1,714 class C, immediately hazardous). 3,054 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 231 executed evictions in 3 years, 379 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 457 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Chelsea

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 406 West 25th Street: 166.5 open violations per 10 units (333 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: IC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, LLC
  2. 215 West 14th Street: 165.6 open violations per 10 units (265 open, 16 units), grade F
  3. 454 West 36th Street: 124.5 open violations per 10 units (249 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC
  4. 136 9th Avenue: 86.7 open violations per 10 units (52 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 136 NINTH AVENUE CORP
  5. 152 7th Avenue: 85.5 open violations per 10 units (94 open, 11 units), grade F, owner: 152-154 SEVENTH AVENUE OWNER LLC

Best five in Chelsea

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 505 West 35th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 532 units), grade A, owner: 451 TENTH AVENUE LLC
  2. 278 8th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 190 units), grade A, owner: Chelsea 23rd Realty LLC
  3. 225 8th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 70 units), grade A, owner: GALILEO ASSOCIATES LLC
  4. 225 West 14th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 27 units), grade A, owner: 14-15 ST ASSOCIATES LP
  5. 328 West 19th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 24 units), grade A, owner: 328 WEST 19TH STREET, LLC

Largest landlords in Chelsea

By units in Chelsea, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. RYAN DZIEDZIECH (head officer on HPD registrations): 3,008 units in 6 buildings
  2. CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT (head officer on HPD registrations): 2,137 units in 6 buildings
  3. KAMRAN T ELGHANAYAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,671 units in 5 buildings
  4. MICHAEL LEVY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,007 units in 3 buildings
  5. KEVIN LALEZARIAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 966 units in 4 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.