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319 West 18 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10011 BBL 1007420022 60 units · 6 floors · 1928

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chelsea
At or below average
avg 10.0
1
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 1 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Chelsea average of 10.0.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 319 West 18 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1928
6 or more units
60 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

319 West 18th Street is a 6-story, 60-unit New Law Tenement building in Chelsea, constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Steven Rank. The building's most recent significant issues relate to water supply problems, with two plumbing complaints filed in December 2023 that took five months to resolve, though no violations were found upon inspection by HPD. Prior to this, a garbage storage issue was reported and resolved in July 2023, and there were concerns about construction dust and indoor air quality in October 2020. The building underwent multiple inspections between 2020-2022, all resulting in no violations being found, including several tenant safety inspections and a Local Law Audit in 2021.

During 2020, the building faced several construction-related challenges, including three Environmental Control Board violations for inadequate tenant protection plans and unauthorized work involving fire escape shoring, resulting in fines totaling $3,750. The building's maintenance history shows attention to safety compliance, with no recorded bedbug infestations in the past five reporting periods (2019-2024) and consistent passing scores on rodent inspections between 2010-2024, including the most recent inspection in October 2024. The property has maintained an active permit record, with multiple issued permits between 2019-2023 for various maintenance and repair work, demonstrating regular upkeep and compliance with city requirements.

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How 319 West 18 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
33th percentile

Out of 1008 buildings in this neighborhood, 333 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
39.1%
No serious
violations
51.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.6%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Number of apartments

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Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

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What's in the 319 West 18 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units60
Floors6
Year built1928
Gross area33,900 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

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Included addresses

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319 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011
321 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011
323 West 18th St, New York, NY 10011
Who's behind the building

319 West 18 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
319 West 18Th Street Owners Corp
Address
One Union Square West 4th Fl
New York, NY 10003
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The story over time

319 West 18 Street event timeline

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2026
Permit Jun 11
Initial Permit · Structural
Permit Issued

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