Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

255 W 23 St

built 1940 · 6 stories · 41 apartments
Also known as 257 W 23 St, 259 W 23 St, 261 W 23 St, 263 W 23 St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: Chelsea Gardens Owners Corp; CHELSEA GARDENS OWNERS CORP. · 3 other buildings here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2026 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1033
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Dec
4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Dec 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Jul
Boilers class - 2
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-125), registration current since Oct 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2024 Sep
Structural permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Sep
Sign permit
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2022 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2022, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2022 Mar
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2021, last expired Mar 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Jun
General construction permit
2021 Mar
General construction permit
2020 Jul
General construction permit
2020 Jul
Plumbing permit
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 May
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2018 May
Leaks class A
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 Feb
PestsApt 4AE class B
2015 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Apr
General construction permit
2014 Jun
Latest boiler work permit 2014
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1940
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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