1,100 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 367 311 service requests, 232 HPD complaints, 169 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 272.8. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$17,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Encampment (19) · Dirty Condition (9) · Drug Activity (6) · Rodent (6).
$3,733,575 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (39 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | LIONEL NAZARIAN |
| Last registered | 2025-06-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,040,000 | $918,000 |
| 2026 | $2,169,000 | $976,050 |
| 2027 | $1,837,000 | $826,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Christopher St / Greenwich Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 Ave & W 9 St · 450 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 Christopher 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 |
122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,520,000 on 2022-06-09 (lender: Preferred Bank), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | Agreement $6,050,000 — from 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 14 GAY STREET LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 18 GAY STREET LLC to PREFERRED BANK | $6,050,000 | |
| 2024-06-06 | Agreement $8,050,000 — from 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 18 GAY STREET, LLC; 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 16 GAY STREET, to PREFERRED BANK | $8,050,000 | |
| 2022-06-09 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from 16 GAY STREET, LLC; 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 18 CHRISTOPHER to PREFERRED BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Mortgage $1,520,000 — from 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 14 GAY STREET, LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 18 GAY STREET, to PREFERRED BANK | $1,520,000 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Mortgage $3,080,000 — from 16 GAY STREET, LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC; 14 GAY STREET, LLC; 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, to PREFERRED BANK | $3,080,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | AL&R $8,050,000 — from 16 GAY STREET LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 14 GAY STREET LLC; 18 GAY STREET LLC; 16 CHR to PREFERRED BANK | $8,050,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | Deed $2,300,000 — from GOPHER GROUP LLC to 18 GAY STREET, LLC; 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | Agreement $8,050,000 — from 16 GAY STREET LLC; 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER ST to PREFERRED BANK | $8,050,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | Mortgage $2,230,897 — from 18 GAY STREET LLC; 18 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC; 14 GAY STREET LLC; 20 CHRISTOPHER STREET LLC to PREFERRED BANK | $2,230,897 | |
| 2022-05-11 | Deed $2,300,000 — from GOPHER GROUP LLC to 18 GAY STREET, LLC; 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET, LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2022-04-27 | Sold for $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $176,923 |
| 2019-07-30 | AL&R $5,825,892 — from GOPHER GROUP LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,825,892 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Mortgage $5,825,892 — from GOPHER GROUP LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,825,892 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Deed $2,200,000 — from PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NEW YORK COUNTY; ESTATE OF CELESTE MARTIN to GOPHER GROUP LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2019-07-24 | Sold for $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $169,231 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 | 17 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 115 |
| 2021 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 71 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 104 |
| 2023 | 3 | 35 | 201 | 0 | 8 | 247 |
| 2024 | 2 | 13 | 142 | 1 | 17 | 175 |
| 2025 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| 2026 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
Every one of the 1,100 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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