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36 Union Square

659Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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659 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 417 311 service requests, 67 DOB permits, 39 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1963
Floors7
Res. units70
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)101 EAST 16TH REALTYLLC
BBL1008720001
BIN1017819

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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 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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.

$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

142 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (48) · Noise (36) · Homeless Person Assistance (14) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Food Establishment (7) · Illegal Parking (5).

Filed construction activity

$455,217 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (70)
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)101 EAST 16 REALTY LLC
Head officerKENNETH S ROTNER
Managing agent101 EAST 16 REALTY LLC
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,704,000 $8,866,800
2026$20,227,000 $9,102,150
2027$17,787,000 $8,004,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—
PizzazzPizzaA—
Smashy BurgerAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Union Sq East / E 15 St — M1 M2 M3 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Irving Pl · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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

36 Union Square

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

142 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $282,102 on 1987-07-17 (lender: Queens County Svgs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-07-17Mortgage $282,103 — from 101 E. 16TH ST REALTY CO to QUEENS COUNTY SVGS BANK $282,103

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
92
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20176011118
20185040348
20192026129
20203025129
20210233237
20222125129
20234727240
20244479592
20253635347
20262028333
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The full timeline

Construction 106Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 439Ownership & money 27Health & systems 30

Every one of the 659 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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