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131 West 16 Street

1,522Records
16City systems
19Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,522 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,191 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 150 311 service requests, 31 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1918
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)136 WEST 17TH STREET
BBL1007927501
BIN1014598

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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 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 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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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations19 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-09-09.

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

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Encampment (6) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Damaged Tree (2).

Filed construction activity

$903,610 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1918)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)THE 135 CONDOMINIUM
Head officerMICHAEl SHANABROOk
Managing agentVERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$272,360 $122,562
2026$298,109 $134,149
2027$310,819 $139,869

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,922,352 a year ($48.31 per sq ft), operating expenses $576,586 ($14.49 per sq ft), net operating income $1,345,765. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

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 — 1 2 3 F L M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 17 St & 7 Ave · 500 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

131 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

33 311 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 VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio

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626 East 14 Street MN117 A
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3200 Netherland Avenue BX80 A
445 West 240 Street BX78 A
5620 Sylvan Avenue BX77 A
49 East 96 Street MN75 A
3050 Fairfield Avenue BX73 A
3600 Fieldston Road BX73 A
2711 Avenue X BK66 A
511 West 232 Street BX66 A
109-20 Queens Boulevard QN64 A
6300 Riverdale Avenue BX64 A
51 Tiemann Place MN62 B
1521 Watson Avenue BX61 A
306 West 97 Street MN61 A
3117 Broadway MN60 A
525 Avenue of the Americas MN60 A
6535 Broadway BX60 A
222 East 35 Street MN59 A
50 King Street MN57 A
2576 Broadway MN56 B
3656 Johnson Avenue BX56 A
3260 Netherland Avenue BX54 A
25 West 64 Street MN53 A
4265 Webster Avenue BX53 A
2400 Davidson Avenue BX51 A
2410 Davidson Avenue BX51 A
3279 Hull Avenue BX51 A
256 West 117 Street MN50 B
3701 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX49 A
527 East 12 Street MN48 B
152 East 35 Street MN48 A
3603 Broadway MN48 A
131 West 16 Street MN48 A
45 Central Park North MN47 A
302 West 79 Street MN45 A
3512 Oxford Avenue BX45 A
649 2 Avenue MN44 A
982 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
5730 Mosholu Avenue BX43 A
463 West 44 Street MN43 A
29 West 64 Street MN43 A
333 East 209 Street BX43 A
145 Central Park North MN41 A
166 West 76 Street MN41 A
190 Garfield Place BK40 A
237 Eldridge Street MN40 A
321 East 71 Street MN39 A
123 Prospect Park West BK38 A
27 King Street MN38 A
322 West 90 Street MN37 A
15 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 A
175 Claremont Avenue MN36 A
319 East 105 Street MN36 A
3115 Broadway MN36 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-17Deed $935,000 — from GOIN, KENNITH; GOIN, KENNITH W to SIMA PORBAHA SAALABI, TRUSTEE; SIMA SAALABI 2024 IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATE $935,000
2026-06-10Sold for $935,000 $935,000 $19,479
2025-07-08Deed $950,000 — from TURNER, DOUGLASS to XUNDA PIC LLC $950,000
2025-06-18Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $19,792
2024-07-25Deed $1,120,000 — from OLGIATI, EVA; HAUSER, PETER; OLGIATI HAUSER, EVA to VABSSS CORPORATION $1,120,000
2024-07-24Deed $999,000 — from VABSSS CORPORATION to TELLEEN, ELISKA SKYE $999,000
2024-07-18Sold for $1,120,000 $1,120,000 $23,333
2024-07-17Sold for $999,000 $999,000 $20,813
2024-05-07Mortgage $1,201,500 — from PARK, SARAH HAN; MARTELL, GEOFFREY ERICH to MERS $1,201,500
2024-05-07Deed $1,335,000 — from GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, ADRIAN; GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, MARY to MARTELL, GEOFFREY ERICH; PARK, SARAH HAN $1,335,000
2024-05-02Sold for $1,335,000 $1,335,000 $27,813
2023-09-21Mortgage $150,000 — from HARTNETT, KAREN A to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. $150,000
2023-05-03Mortgage $378,000 — from TUCCILLO, ELIZABETH to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $378,000
2023-05-03Deed $945,000 — from KESSLER, JEREMY K to TUCCILLO, ELIZABETH $945,000
2023-04-27Sold for $945,000 $945,000 $19,688

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721166227
2018112715246
2019261612339
202050115122
2021001221235
20224084117
202350109226
2024105915342
202511617126
202600146323
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 186Ownership & money 1,216Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,522 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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