West Village, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

West Village, Manhattan, has 1,111 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 586 A, 177 B, 185 C, 109 D and 54 F. The median building has 0.8 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 3,406 of its 24,541 residential units (14%) 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 (1,353), unsanitary condition (387), and plumbing (206).

West Village by the numbers

1,771 residential buildings (24,541 units) on record. 9,129 open HPD violations (1,332 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,338 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 46 executed evictions in 3 years, 125 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 444 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in West Village

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. 30 Perry Street: 141.3 open violations per 10 units (113 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 55 Leroy Street: 121 open violations per 10 units (121 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: EMGE 3 INC
  3. 765 Washington Street: 110 open violations per 10 units (66 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: VIDEO STORY BOARD TESTS INC
  4. 133 West 13th Street: 73.3 open violations per 10 units (44 open, 6 units), grade D
  5. 163 West 4th Street: 65 open violations per 10 units (39 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner

Best five in West Village

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. 570 Washington Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 176 units), grade A, owner: 570 Washington Street, LLC (City program owner (HDFC))
  2. 51 7th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 32 units), grade A, owner: W W REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
  3. 119 Christopher Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 22 units), grade A, owner: 119 CHRISTOPHER LLC
  4. 22 Perry Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner
  5. 196 West 10th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: PDS PROPERTIES LLC

Largest landlords in West Village

By units in West Village, 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. MARTIN BLUM (head officer on HPD registrations): 839 units in 33 buildings
  2. JOSEPH FLANAGAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 781 units in 4 buildings
  3. IRIS STEWART (head officer on HPD registrations): 408 units in 7 buildings
  4. RICHARD F MASON (head officer on HPD registrations): 386 units in 16 buildings
  5. CHRISTOPHER ARDIZZONE (head officer on HPD registrations): 345 units in 6 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.