148 West 23 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00798-0071BIN 1014811

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
026 open HPD 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

107

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 80 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL 12 STY WEST FIRE STAIR TO ROOF.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE EAST WALL OF FIRE STAIR AT 11TH STORY EAST.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 10KIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING ABOVE PRIVATE HALL STAIRS 10TH STY EAST SECTION NORTH APT 10K. LOCATED AT APT 10K

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 11KIssued 2008-06-045+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT WEST AT FRONT WEST ROOM 11TH STY EAST SECTION NORTH APT 11K. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1010

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential497

Street/Sidewalk168

Unspecified162

Commercial96

Vehicle72

Helicopter12

House of Worship2

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

685

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony222

Misdemeanor387

Violation76

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

148 West 23rd Street Owners Corp.

Head officer

LAUREN CURTIS

Managing agent

AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-09-23 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-11-18 · $2,151,898.91

Mortgage2019-11-18$2,151,898.91

borrower 148 WEST 23RD STREET OWNERS, INC. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2015-12-31$3,754,620.82

borrower 148 WEST 23RD STREET OWNERS, INC. · lender INVESTORS BANK

Mortgage2006-06-01$1,500,000

borrower 148 WEST 23RD STREET OWNERS, INC. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-06-29$1,209,484

borrower 148 WEST 23RD STREET OWNERS, INC. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1996-03-21$129,678.04

borrower 148 WEST 23RD STREETOWNERS, INC. · lender PW FUNDING INC.

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