Questions about this building
Does 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan have open violations?
Yes. 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan had 21 open violations on September 26, 2026: 18 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with 2 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan?
Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Does 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?
Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on January 26, 2027. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.
Does 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?
Yes. 4 active DOB violations. The newest was issued January 29, 2026. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Is 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan in housing court?
Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened June 16, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
Has DOB received complaints about 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan?
Yes. 5 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 4, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
What did the latest facade report find at 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan?
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed November 24, 2025 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.
Does 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan have a certificate of occupancy?
Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued November 3, 2021. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.
Is 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
When was 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan built?
The city's record gives 1973 as the year 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an asylum or home with 12 floors.
How many apartments does 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 210 residential units at 137 West 23 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, DOB facade filings, DOB certificates of occupancy, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 137 West 23rd St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/137-west-23-street-manhattan
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