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16 Barrow Street

1,498Records
20City systems
2Open violations
25Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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1,498 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 732 HPD complaints, 334 311 service requests, 117 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1897
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)16 BARROW EQ LLC
BBL1005910033
BIN1010189

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Outdoor Dining (6) · Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · Obstruction (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,477,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1897)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)16 BARROW EQ LLC
Head officerDAVID WEISS
Managing agentEMPIRE EQUITIES
Last registered2026-06-12

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,230,000 $1,453,500
2026$3,434,000 $1,545,300
2027$3,394,000 $1,527,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
All'antico VinaioSandwichesAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChristopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Barrow St — M20 · 150 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
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.

Report a problem to 311

16 Barrow Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMPIRE EQUITIES — 3 buildings, 29 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
16 Barrow Street MN14 A
20 East 66 Street MN9 C
46 Henry Street BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $314,000 on 2024-03-05 (lender: Webster Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-05Mortgage $314,000 — from 16 BARROW EQ LLC to WEBSTER BANK NA $314,000
2024-03-05Agreement $4,500,000 — from 16 BARROW EQ LLC to WEBSTER BANK NA $4,500,000
2024-03-05AL&R $4,500,000 — from 16 BARROW EQ LLC to WEBSTER BANK NA $4,500,000
2022-11-16AL&R $4,186,000 — from 16 BARROW EQ LLC to PIERMONT BANK $4,186,000
2022-11-16Agreement $4,186,000 — from 16 BARROW EQ LLC to PIERMONT BANK $4,186,000
2022-11-16Deed $6,430,000 — from EIGHTY-NINE SEVENTH, LLC to 16 BARROW EQ LLC $6,430,000
2022-11-02Sold for $6,430,000 $6,430,000 $459,286
2018-12-14Deed $13,256,500 — from O'PORTO HOLDING COMPANY, LTD. to EIGHTY-NINE SEVENTH, LLC $13,256,500
2018-12-14AL&R $7,100,000 — from EIGHTY-NINE SEVENTH, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $7,100,000
2018-12-14Mortgage $7,100,000 — from EIGHTY-NINE SEVENTH, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $7,100,000
2018-12-14CERR $7,100,000 — from O'PORTO HOLDING COMPANY, LTD to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $7,100,000
2018-12-07Sold for $13,256,500 $13,256,500 $946,893
2012-11-13AL&R $7,750,000 — from O'PORTO HOLDING COMPANY, LTD. to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $7,750,000
2012-11-13Mortgage $7,750,000 — from O'PORTO HOLDING COMPANY, LTD. to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $7,750,000
1998-10-06Mortgage $2,000,000 — from O'PORTO HOLDING COMPANY, LTD. to DAIWA REAL ESTATE FINANCE CORP. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002035
201800107219
2019811640588
202001300233
2021039502100
2022265812482
2023136160237
202450325446
202578270345
2026006006
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 138Housing & tenants 1,203Ownership & money 57Health & systems 38

Every one of the 1,498 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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