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105 West 16 Street

292Records
16City systems
7Open violations
294.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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292 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)WASSFAM
BBL1007920032
BIN1014578

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 294.7. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1977-11-15.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (22) · Illegal Dumping (5) · Illegal Parking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)WASSERSTEIN PROPERTIES
Head officerJENIFER BROOKS
Managing agentABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,044,000 $1,819,800
2026$3,235,000 $1,455,750
2027$3,115,000 $1,401,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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.

Getting around

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 16 St — M7 M55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 15 St & 6 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

105 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

39 311 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 ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE, LLC — 19 buildings, 361 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
170 East 83 Street MN52 A
337 West 21 Street MN31 B
2560 Broadway MN27 A
332 East 67 Street MN25 A
422 East 58 Street MN24 A
336 East 67 Street MN24 A
122 Mac Dougal Street MN20 A
399 West Broadway MN20 A
87 Christopher Street MN20 A
318 East 59 Street MN18 A
231 East 58 Street MN16 A
320 East 59 Street MN16 A
585 Avenue of the Americas MN16 A
459 West 49 Street MN10 A
457 West 49 Street MN10 A
108 West 17 Street MN10 A
9 East 10 Street MN10 A
55 West 8 Street MN9 A
105 West 16 Street MN3 F

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
31
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110213
201800160218
201900190221
202001140116
2021003014
202230120217
20230830213
2024003047
202506150223
202601281131
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 17Health & systems 25

Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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