255 West 23rd Street
A 6-story building with 151 apartments, built in 1940, in Manhattan, NY 10011.
Addresses on the lot: 243 to 253 West 23rd Street, 255 to 263 West 23rd Street, 238 to 248 West 24th Street, 250 to 256 West 24th Street.
HPD records as of November 1, 2026
255 West 23rd Street has 27 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CHELSEA GARDENS OWNERS CORP. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 255 West 23rd Street have open violations?
Yes: 27 open violations as of November 1, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 11 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 15 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 1, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 255 West 23rd Street?
255 West 23rd Street is registered with HPD to CHELSEA GARDENS OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10011 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 255 West 23rd Street rent stabilized?
5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 151 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 1, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00773-0012.