Question 1

Are Chelsea High Line towers compliance-clean?

Accepted Answer

On per-unit open-violation density, the post-2010 High Line towers (along 10th, 11th, and West 26th-30th) trend low. Several carry DOB construction-phase or façade filings, and a handful have accumulated significant violations tied to defect lawsuits or balcony work. Always pull the BBL — neighborhood averages mask outliers, especially for high-profile starchitect buildings whose façade systems have proven trouble-prone.

Question 2

Which Chelsea ZIP has the most violations?

Accepted Answer

ZIPs 10001 (Chelsea / Hudson Yards / Garment District edge) and 10011 (West Village / Chelsea blocks) cover Chelsea. 10001 carries higher open-violation totals partly because of NYCHA presence (Elliott-Chelsea, Fulton) and partly because the western edge has older walk-up stock. 10011 carries lower per-building counts thanks to more brownstone and co-op stock.

Question 3

Are Chelsea brownstones a good buy compliance-wise?

Accepted Answer

Chelsea brownstones (mostly in the west 20s and along the 9th-11th Avenue blocks) average meaningfully fewer open violations than the area's apartment stock. They carry their own audit risks: unpermitted prior renovations, façade-work filings, and DOB Class 1 stop-work orders on active gut renovations. The audit's DOB permit history catches most of this before signing a contract.

Question 4

Is Chelsea NYCHA stock included in our rankings?

Accepted Answer

Yes — Elliott-Chelsea Houses, Fulton Houses, and Robert Fulton Houses Addition all appear in our HPD-violation index. These developments carry significant open-violation totals and have been subject to NYCHA's broader maintenance-backlog issues. They cannot be rented privately; the audit flags NYCHA ownership.

Question 5

Is Chelsea landmark-district-protected?

Accepted Answer

Most of central Chelsea sits inside the Chelsea Historic District, with specific blocks in the West Chelsea HD and the Ladies' Mile HD. Façade, window, and sidewalk work in these zones requires LPC review. The audit's DOB permit history catches unpermitted work; for any pre-war brownstone or façade, LPC compliance is a separate layer worth asking the seller's broker about.

#	Address	Risk signals	Audit
1	406 West 25 Street, Manhattan	329	Audit →
2	197 7 Avenue, Manhattan	297	Audit →
3	215 West 14 Street, Manhattan	265	Audit →
4	208 West 30 Street, Manhattan	214	Audit →
5	136 West 28 Street, Manhattan	212	Audit →
6	211 West 28 Street, Manhattan	130	Audit →
7	175 West 12 Street, Manhattan	127	Audit →
8	140 7 Avenue, Manhattan	122	Audit →
9	202 West 24 Street, Manhattan	105	Audit →
10	152 7 Avenue, Manhattan	96	Audit →
11	333 West 16 Street, Manhattan	90	Audit →
12	154 West 27 Street, Manhattan	90	Audit →
13	90 7 Avenue, Manhattan	87	Audit →
14	317 West 35 Street, Manhattan	81	Audit →
15	29 West 12 Street, Manhattan	81	Audit →
16	343 West 21 Street, Manhattan	78	Audit →
17	429 West 21 Street, Manhattan	77	Audit →
18	45 West 10 Street, Manhattan	75	Audit →
19	137 West 13 Street, Manhattan	71	Audit →
20	253 West 16 Street, Manhattan	71	Audit →
21	47 West 8 Street, Manhattan	66	Audit →
22	403 8 Avenue, Manhattan	64	Audit →
23	360 West 30 Street, Manhattan	64	Audit →
24	248 West 21 Street, Manhattan	62	Audit →
25	98 8 Avenue, Manhattan	61	Audit →
26	16 West 10 Street, Manhattan	61	Audit →
27	228 West 13 Street, Manhattan	61	Audit →
28	172 7 Avenue, Manhattan	61	Audit →
29	1282 Broadway, Manhattan	60	Audit →
30	244 West 18 Street, Manhattan	60	Audit →
31	202 8 Avenue, Manhattan	60	Audit →
32	167 9 Avenue, Manhattan	59	Audit →
33	2 West 16 Street, Manhattan	59	Audit →
34	123 West 16 Street, Manhattan	59	Audit →
35	216 West 23 Street, Manhattan	58	Audit →

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