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5 West 16 Street

801Records
16City systems
55Open violations
324.3Penalty rate

801 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 208 HPD housing violations, 204 311 service requests, 169 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1846
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)5 W. 16 STREET, LLC
BBL1008180037
BIN1015391

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 324.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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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 violations55 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

85 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 85).

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

$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · ELECTRIC (8) · GENERAL (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · APPLIANCE (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,499,999 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1846)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)5 W.16 STREET LLC
Head officerMONICA SAVINO
Managing agent5 West 16 StreetLLC
Last registered2025-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,204,000 $991,800
2026$3,014,000 $1,356,300
2027$3,235,000 $1,455,750

The city's market estimate has risen 47% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & 5 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

5 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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2016-05-09 (lender: Almalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-05-09AL&R $1,000,000 — from 5 W. 16 STREET, LLC to ALMALGAMATED BANK $1,000,000
2016-05-09Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 5 W. 16 STREET, LLC to ALMALGAMATED BANK $1,000,000
2001-12-17Mortgage $620,889 — from LEVINE, MARILYN; MESNICK, MELVIN to LSB FUNDING, INC.; FIRST NIAGARA FUNDING, INC. $620,889
1986-10-07Mortgage $224,000 — from LEVINE-MESNICK, INC. to LOCKPORT SAVGS BK $224,000
1985-05-22Agreement $100,000 — from MESNICK, MELVIN; LEVINE, MARILYN to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $100,000
1985-05-22Mortgage $100,000 — from LEVINE, MARILYN; MESNICK, MELVIN to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $100,000
1983-11-14Mortgage $75,000 — from MESNICK, MELVIN; LEVINE, MARILYN to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $75,000
1983-11-14Agreement $75,000 — from LEVINE, MARILYN; MESNICK, MELVIN to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y. $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711370241
201816100118
201944130122
2020104016
202122140321
202231302137
202301370139
202400550257
20250211001113
202624600167
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 594Ownership & money 30Health & systems 27

Every one of the 801 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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