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15 East 16 Street

399Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

399 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 DOB permits, 77 DOB job filings, 67 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1909
Floors12
Res. units11
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)15 EAST 16TH STREET OWNERS COR
BBL1008440011
BIN1016084

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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 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Encampment (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,253,176 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)15 EAST 16TH OWNERS CORP
Head officerCHRISTIAN MUNDIGO
Managing agentBUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,381,000 $7,821,450
2026$17,523,000 $7,885,350
2027$18,790,000 $8,455,500

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,992,989 a year ($60.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $837,878 ($16.92 per sq ft), net operating income $2,155,110. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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).

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-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & 5 Ave · 250 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

15 East 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

14 311 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $219,116 on 2022-04-27 (lender: Apple Savings For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-27AL&R $1,500,000 — from 15 EAST 16 OWNERS CORPORATION to APPLE SAVINGS FOR SAVINGS $1,500,000
2022-04-27Agreement $1,500,000 — from 15 EAST 16 OWNERS CORPORATION to APPLE SAVINGS FOR SAVINGS $1,500,000
2022-04-27Mortgage $219,117 — from 15 EAST 16 OWNERS CORPORATION to APPLE SAVINGS FOR SAVINGS $219,117
2021-10-18RPTT&RET $3,600,000 — from CDK 15 E 16 to KRAWIEC, CARINE; KRAWIEC, RJ $3,600,000
2021-09-30Sold for $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $327,273
2021-09-14RPTT&RET $3,550,000 — from PASCUAL, REVELINO; REID, JOYCE M to PARK, SANG K; PARK, CATHERINA $3,550,000
2021-08-30Sold for $3,550,000 $3,550,000 $322,727
2018-06-19RPTT&RET $5,055,000 — from BUA, FRANK; CARROLL, SCOTT to ALCOFF, ALEXANDRA M; ALCOFF, SAMUEL C $5,055,000
2018-06-08Sold for $5,055,000 $5,055,000 $459,545
2018-03-21RPTT&RET $5,200,000 — from HARRIS, DEBORAH; HARRIS, JAMES A to SATYEN MEHTA, AS MEMBER; VERONIQUE BROSSIER, AS MEMBER; TENTH FLOOR FL, LLC $5,200,000
2018-03-14Sold for $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $472,727
2015-01-03RPTT&RET $4,350,000 — from STACY, BERNICE to MUNDIGO, CHRISTIAN; RHETTS, BRADEN $4,350,000
2013-05-21RPTT&RET $4,600,000 — from KURTZ, JEROME to HALLER, JOHN R $4,600,000
2012-03-02AL&R $350,000 — from 15 EAST 16 OWNERS CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $350,000
2012-03-02Mortgage $350,000 — from 15 EAST 16 OWNERS CORPORATION to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178030112
20189324119
20197140214
20205060112
20218014114
202291193234
2023162110130
20249060217
202515320121
202610040115
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The full timeline

Construction 197Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 52Health & systems 21

Every one of the 399 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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