261 West 22 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00772-0012BIN 1014108

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 18 apartments
022 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 36 apartments.

2020 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1917

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 23Issued 2022-12-19

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 23Issued 2020-09-115+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 23, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-175+ YRS OLD

§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR .. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window4

Unsanitary Condition4

General3

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2026-04-17 · closed

Door/WindowDoor2025-11-16 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1052

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential542

Unspecified175

Street/Sidewalk152

Commercial124

Vehicle35

Helicopter22

House of Worship2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

483

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony160

Misdemeanor267

Violation56

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-01-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-11-15

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO FACADE STEP CRACKS,MISSING AND DEFECTED MO RTAR JOINT AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT EXP1 SOUTH ELEV.REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND INSTALL P UBLIC PROTECTION AT EXP1 SOUTH ELEV.MAKE REPAIRS UNDER SUPERVISION OF A LIC PROFESSIONAL.ALSO REMOVE/SECURE LOOSE HANGING MATERIALS

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2014-10-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-09-25

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2008-05-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

261 WEST 22ND STREET OWNERS CORP.

Head officer

IDO ECKER

Managing agent

ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12025-10-06$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12025-01-30$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12024-11-15$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22024-11-14$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-10-16 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2026-02-09 · $500,000

Mortgage2026-02-09$500,000

borrower 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNER'S CORP, 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNERS CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2023-11-30$700,000

borrower 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNERS CORP, 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNER'S CORP · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2023-11-30$150,000

borrower 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNERS CORP, 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNER'S CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2013-10-29$286,877.63

borrower 261 WESST 22ND STREET TENANT OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-10-08$850,000

borrower 261 WEST 22ND STREET TENANTS OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale