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15 UNION SQUARE WEST

15 UNION SQUARE WEST · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1900
Residences≈ 34
Floors12
Building typeCondominium

A 12-story condominium built in 1900, with approximately 34 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered20

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 116,562 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 116562 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade D

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade D for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

3 major DOB filings (nearest: major alteration about 284 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Jul 16 · M01418924

Subway about 1 minutes away

MTA

14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W) is about 317 ft from this building in a straight line (~1 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 15

Offering plan metadata on file

NY Attorney General

2 offering plans on file (0 document rows). Digital PDFs may be metadata-only or FOIL-possible.

NY AG offering plan records · AG offering plan database

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCondominium
Built1900
Floors12
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 34
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1008420026
BIN1016065
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodChelsea
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers2
Mortgage records4
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building20
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales25
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

NY Attorney General

Offering plans2
Document rows0
Available online0
Metadata only0
Amendments26
Principals on file1
Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.D
ENERGY STAR score25

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.99.7
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.86.4
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,007.3
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.116,562
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,007.3
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC6-4, C6-2A
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtUS
Zoning map12c
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area12,915 sq ft
Built floor area ratio6.91
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category4
Building classRM
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block10
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft1
Within 500 ft9
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.155 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

14 St-Union Sq~1 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 317 ft
6 Av~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 1,503 ft
3 Av~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines L · 1,898 ft
23 St-Baruch College~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 · 2,023 ft
8 St-NYU~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 2,044 ft

Bus

E 14 ST/UNION SQUARE WEST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92 M14A-SBS M14D-SBS
E 14 ST/UNIVERSITY PL~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes L92
E 14 ST/UNIVERSITY PL~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M14A-SBS M14D-SBS
BROADWAY/E 13 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM33C

Citi Bike

University Pl & E 14 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 61 docks (published)
E 15 St & 5 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 73 docks (published)
E 16 St & 5 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 64 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Whole Foods Market~2 min walk (approx.) · 410 ft
Agata & Valentina~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,165 ft
Trader Joe's Pronto~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,275 ft

Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy~2 min walk (approx.) · 503 ft
Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 668 ft
CVS Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 753 ft

Hospital

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,356 ft
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,470 ft

Park

Union Square Park~2 min walk (approx.) · 441 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~3 min walk (approx.) · 677 ft

Ev Charging

Courtney House - Garage~1 min walk (approx.) · 160 ft
Standard Parking 21 East 15th Street - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 162 ft

Veterinarian

BluePearl~2 min walk (approx.) · 632 ft
NY Vet Practice~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,217 ft

Clinic

Mount Sinai-Union Square~2 min walk (approx.) · 492 ft
Avantus Irving Place Dialysis Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,006 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

The Clinton School~1 min walk (approx.) · 368 ft
Harvest Collegiate High School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,132 ft
Ballet Tech, NYC Public School for Dance~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,139 ft
Academy for Software Engineering~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,295 ft

Daycare

THE EAST CHELSEA CHILDRENS WORKSHOP, INC.~2 min walk (approx.) · 467 ft
HGL ART INC~2 min walk (approx.) · 526 ft
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE CITY OF N.Y.~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,019 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.4258
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1213
SANITATION AREA504
STREET CONDITION503
NOISE RESIDENTIAL480
NOISE CONSTRUCTION341