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343 West 16 Street

171Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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171 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 33 DOB permits, 29 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built2005
Floors6
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CHELSEA VENTURA LLC
BBL1007400012
BIN1087208

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (6) · Panhandling (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CHELSEA VENTURA LLC
Head officerKAVI SUKHRAM
Managing agentVENTURA LAND CORP
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,125,200 $3,656,340
2026$9,029,000 $4,063,050
2027$7,851,000 $3,532,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
18 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 18 St — M11 M12 M14D-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike9 Ave & W 18 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary 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

343 West 16 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VENTURA LAND CORP — 24 buildings, 938 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149-35 Northern Boulevard QN146 B
14 Sickles Street MN104 C
5025 Broadway MN67 B
659 West 162 Street MN53 A
654 West 161 Street MN50 A
547 West 157 Street MN48 B
139-19 34 Road QN46 A
3157 Broadway MN45 A
128 West 13 Street MN42 A
35 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
109-15 37 Avenue QN36 A
90-32 53 Avenue QN30 A
351 Wadsworth Avenue MN30 B
530 West 157 Street MN30 B
344 West 17 Street MN25 A
367 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
423 East 81 Street MN20 A
1220 Richmond Road SI20 A
421 East 81 Street MN20 A
53 West 106 Street MN16 B
57 West 106 Street MN16 B
340 West 17 Street MN15 A
343 West 16 Street MN8 A
99-11 Northern Boulevard QN4 C

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2019
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2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201720024
201800112
20190012012
202001102
202120417
202200505
20230011011
202400617
202500909
202600617
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 21Health & systems 9

Every one of the 171 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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