143 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits, 21 DOB job filings.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 63.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,100 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Encampment (2) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1859) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 16 WEST 9TH LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT KAUFELT |
| Managing agent | OWNER |
| Last registered | 2019-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,515,000 | $810,900 |
| 2026 | $14,653,000 | $879,180 |
| 2027 | $17,047,000 | $1,022,820 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (2 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 9 St / 5 Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | MacDougal St & Washington Sq · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
16 West 9 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 1998-11-27 (lender: Studdiford Charitable Remainder Unitrust and Studdiford, James E.trustee). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-15 | Deed $6,000,000 — from 16 WEST 9TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to 16 WEST 9TH LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 2004-09-07 | M&CON $875,000 — from 16 WEST 9TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $875,000 | |
| 2004-09-07 | AL&R $875,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 16 WEST 9TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $875,000 | |
| 1998-11-27 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 16 WEST 9TH STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to STUDDIFORD CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST; STUDDIFORD, WILLIAMH. TRUSTEE; STUDDIFORD, JAMES | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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