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236 West 16 Street

1,273Records
16City systems
2Open violations
9.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,273 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 516 HPD complaints, 304 311 service requests, 165 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1901
Floors5.5
Res. units21
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)236 W. 16TH ST. LLC
BBL1007650063
BIN1013786

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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 62% 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 9.7. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Smoking (1) · Air Quality (1) · Missed Collection (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$271,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)236 WEST 16TH STREET LLC
Head officerHAYMCHAUD BHARAT
Managing agentMAGNUM REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,858,000 $836,100
2026$1,884,000 $847,800
2027$1,899,000 $854,550

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway14 St — A C E L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 14 St — M20 · 500 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 16 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

236 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 MAGNUM REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC — 13 buildings, 235 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
514 East 6 Street MN31 A
636 East 11 Street MN30 A
515 East 5 Street MN24 A
166 Elizabeth Street MN22 B
63 Clinton Street MN22 A
236 West 16 Street MN21 A
435 West 54 Street MN20 B
219 Mott Street MN19 A
506 East 6 Street MN14 B
349 East 10 Street MN9 A
161 Ludlow Street MN8 A
87 East 4 Street MN8 A
41 White Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,900 on 2013-02-25 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-28M&CON $11,633,885 — from LUDLOW 161 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $11,633,885
2018-08-28AL&R $11,633,885 — from LUDLOW 161 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $11,633,885
2018-08-28SPRD $11,633,885 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; LUDLOW 161 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $11,633,885
2013-03-13Agreement $46,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 515 EAST 5TH ST, LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC; 228 MOTT ST. LLC; LUDLOW 161 REALTY ASSOC $46,000,000
2013-02-25Agreement $24,400,000 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC; 516 E. 6TH STREET, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $24,400,000
2013-02-25Agreement $7,300,000 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2013-02-25AL&R $7,300,000 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2013-02-25Mortgage $6,800,100 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,800,100
2013-02-25Mortgage $499,900 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,900
2011-06-07Agreement $24,400,000 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC; 516 E. 6TH STREET, LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, L to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC $24,400,000
2011-06-07AL&R $24,400,000 — from 516 E. 6TH STREET, LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, L to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC $24,400,000
2006-10-03AL&R $5,348,000 — from AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY to 236 W 16TH ST LLC $5,348,000
2006-10-03Mortgage $2,948,000 — from 236 W 16TH ST LLC to AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY $2,948,000
2006-10-03Agreement $5,438,000 — from AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY to 236 W 16TH STREET LLC $5,438,000
2005-04-01DEEDO $3,150,000 — from OCCIDENTAL MORON L.L.C. to 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC $3,150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701900293
201830747185
201900330639
202003840188
202100470047
202220290031
2023101610072
202402100214
202500240125
202640220127
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 1,009Ownership & money 63Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,273 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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