15 West 75 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01128-0021BIN 1028760

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0154 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 42 apartments
0215 of those issued in the last 3 years
0314 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0464 active DOB violation(s)
05$6,250 in unpaid DOB fines

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 20 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 42 apartments.

2018 — 19 units registered2023 — 20

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade F — did not comply

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 building14 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

206

Open now

316

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-02-02

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING PERMANENTLY INSTALLED HOOK AND EYE DEVICE AT FLOOR TO EAST AND WEST HALLWAY DOORS AT PUBLIC HALL, 9th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8BIssued 2026-01-29RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8B, 8th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-01-29

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HASP AND EYE AT FIRE DOORS AT PUBLIC HALL, 8th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-01-29

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HASP AND EYE AT FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 9th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

166

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water77

Plumbing32

Unsanitary Condition19

Paint/Plaster15

General7

Electric4

Appliance3

Door/Window3

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

457

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Helicopter118

Unspecified108

Residential97

Street/Sidewalk61

Commercial45

Vehicle28

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly helicopter) — 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

108

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony46

Misdemeanor42

Violation20

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

103

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-07-31Apt 4Dresidential

2017-03-29Apt 5Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

15 WEST REALTY LLC

Head officer

ADAM JERNOW

Managing agent

WAYFINDERPM LLC

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

117 WEST 21 STREETMANHATTAN 122 WEST 71 STREETMANHATTAN 135 WEST 82 STREETMANHATTAN 21 POLHEMUS PLACEBROOKLYN 222 EAST 81 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,250

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 12026-01-21$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 22023-02-22$1,250 due

BoilersClass 22022-10-27$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22016-06-20$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-05-26 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2004-12-31 · $1,036,954.14

Mortgage2004-12-31$1,036,954.14

borrower 15 WEST REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale1999-05-26no recorded price

POWER, LEE EXECUTRIX → POWER, MICHAEL J. L/W/T, POWER, LEE

Sale1999-05-26no recorded price

POWER, LEE → 15 WEST REALTY LLC

Mortgage1994-09-12$153,231.37

borrower POWER, MICHAEL, POWER, MICHAEL J. ESTATE OF · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK

Sale1990-08-10no recorded price

POWER, MICHAEL J., POWER, CAMILLE LWT → POWER, MICHAEL J.

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale