11 1/2 West 26 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00828-0024BIN 1015644

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 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 6 apartments.

2021 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1850

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 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.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water15

Unsanitary Condition4

Paint/Plaster2

Water Leak2

Door/Window1

Paint/PlasterWall2026-05-31 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2026-05-19 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-08 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

616

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential170

Commercial135

Street/Sidewalk128

Unspecified121

Vehicle58

Helicopter4

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

576

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony229

Misdemeanor279

Violation68

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 4 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

11 WEST 26TH STREET LLC

Head officer

NEERA RAJ

Managing agent

11 WEST 26TH STREET LLC

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

102 ALBEMARLE ROADBROOKLYN 31 AVENUE CMANHATTAN 522 EAST 11 STREETMANHATTAN 700 SACKETT STREETBROOKLYN 71 PINEAPPLE STREETBROOKLYN

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

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-12-11 · $4,400,000

Most recent mortgage2022-06-30 · $382,874.98

Mortgage2022-06-30$382,874.98

borrower 11 WEST 26 STREET LLC · lender WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2015-07-30$1,129,139.03

borrower 11 WEST 26 STREET LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2012-12-11$2,800,000

borrower 11 WEST 26 STREET LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2012-12-11$4,400,000

11 1/2-13 WEST 26TH STREET LLC → 11 WEST 26 STREET LLC

Sale2010-12-27no recorded price

SUZANNE LAVANANT, EXECUTRIX, ESTATE OF MARIE SCIELLER → LAVANANT, SUZANNE

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