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128 East 16 Street

336Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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336 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 68 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units13
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP.
BBL1008710056
BIN1017812

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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 88% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (57) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · Noise (2) · Air Quality (1) · Curb Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$348,370 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP
Head officerSTEVEN SHAPIRO
Managing agentSEQUOIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,484,000 $2,017,800
2026$5,110,000 $2,299,500
2027$5,697,000 $2,563,650

The city's market estimate has risen 27% 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 $722,084 a year ($41.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $217,785 ($12.58 per sq ft), net operating income $504,299. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Irving Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)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

128 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

73 311 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 SEQUOIA PROPERTY MGMT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,137 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
442 Hudson Street MN169 A
39 East 29 Street MN141 A
11 East 29 Street MN138 A
120 Greenwich Street MN103 A
311 West Broadway MN67 A
462 West 58 Street MN67 A
295 West 11 Street MN60 A
342 East 81 Street MN41 A
74 5 Avenue MN36 A
119 West 71 Street MN36 A
708 Greenwich Street MN34 A
27 Prospect Park West BK32 A
10 West 86 Street MN30 A
16 Hudson Street MN25 B
223 East 50 Street MN24 A
11 Charlton Street MN20 B
332 West 85 Street MN20 A
415 Washington Street MN20 A
145 President Street BK17 A
147 West 22 Street MN16 A
128 East 16 Street MN13 A
62 East 1 Street MN10 A
134 West 73 Street MN9 A
1643 2 Avenue MN6 A
143 West 81 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2025-11-24 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-12RPTT&RET $1,837,500 — from VAN ALLEN, TAYLOR; RUFFINO, ANTHONY to ORDWAY, CHRISTINE; ORDWAY, EDWIN NATHAN III $1,837,500
2026-01-29Sold for $1,837,500 $1,837,500 $141,346
2025-11-24Mortgage $1,050,000 — from IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,050,000
2025-11-24AL&R $1,050,000 — from IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,050,000
2025-11-24AL&R $200,000 — from IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2025-11-24Mortgage $200,000 — from IRVING PLACE TENANT CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $200,000
2025-07-16RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from RUTHERFOORD, THOMAS III to LETANG, KELSEY; GINSBERG, DANIEL $1,650,000
2025-07-09Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $126,923
2023-01-20RPTT&RET $2,000,000 — from KNOTT, VIRGINIA M to PIENING, DAVID RICHARD; SULLIVAN, WILLIAM CARTER IV $2,000,000
2023-01-05Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $153,846
2022-05-19RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from SALANT, JULIA; SALANT, SHLOMO to MCGILVERY, MICHAEL; JOHNSON, CHRISTINA $1,900,000
2022-05-09Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $146,154
2020-02-10RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from ERKMAN, JESSICA; ERKMAN, BRETT A to GROCE, CARYN K $1,750,000
2020-01-24Sold for $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $134,615
2017-09-01RPTT&RET $2,250,000 — from MASAFY, ARIEL to KNOTT, VIRGINIA M $2,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722510120
201850112321
20197670121
20208142318
2021003014
202200242127
202321102116
202410250127
202510813224
202610412145
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 153Ownership & money 83Health & systems 22

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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