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116 East 17 Street

242Records
14City systems
29Open violations
8.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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242 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 DOB permits, 34 HPD housing violations, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1855
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)B-GAL CORP
BBL1008720068
BIN1017833

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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 64% 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 8.4. 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

Open HPD violations29 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1991-08-21.

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Rodent (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,387,275 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1855)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)B-GAL CORP
Head officerNOAH OSNOS
Managing agentR.E.M. RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,516,000 $682,200
2026$1,612,000 $725,400
2027$1,782,000 $801,900

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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: Park Av South / E 18 St — M1 M2 M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 16 St & Irving Pl · 200 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

116 East 17 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

7 311 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 R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL — 117 buildings, 3,819 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B30 · C15 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
304 East 41 Street MN200 A
225 East 63 Street MN151 B
25 Hillside Avenue MN142 D
305 2 Avenue MN127 A
25-10 30 Road QN120 B
3410 Kingsbridge Avenue BX117 D
88 Bleecker Street MN107 A
45-35 44 Street QN100 B
235 West 75 Street MN97 A
85-05 35 Avenue QN90 B
570 West 204 Street MN89 C
85-50 85 Drive QN84 A
63-70 Austin Street QN84 C
76-09 34 Avenue QN83 A
2800 Heath Avenue BX78 B
940 St Nicholas Avenue MN73 B
244 Fieldston Terrace BX72 C
4360 Baychester Avenue BX72 C
22-43 Jackson Avenue QN71 A
255 Hudson Street MN64 A
40-15 Hampton Street QN60 B
94-06 34 Road QN59 C
34 Seaman Avenue MN59 D
24 Bennett Avenue MN58 A
545 Cathedral Parkway MN54 A
44-46 Purves Street QN49 A
2340 Valentine Avenue BX49 C
86-20 Park Lane South QN48 A
3512 Broadway MN40 B
235 East 84 Street MN38 A
35-19 147 Street QN37 B
312 West 48 Street MN35 A
2024 68 Street BK34 B
15 East 19th Street BK33 A
387 Greenwich Street MN33 A
25 Cornelia Street MN32 A
234 Union Avenue BK32 B
251 West 98 Street MN32 A
1133 Park Avenue MN32 A
14 Hope Street BK30 A
323 West 75 Street MN30 A
265 West 87 Street MN26 A
250 East 31 Street MN25 A
2118 64 Street BK24 B
61 St Nicholas Place MN24 C
116 East 17 Street MN22 A
2129 Amsterdam Avenue MN21 D
3612 Broadway MN21 F
632 East 186 Street BX20 C
293 Hawthorne Street BK20 B
55 West 74 Street MN19 A
1376 1 Avenue MN18 A
32-02 34 Avenue QN18 C
353 Central Park West MN17 A
330 East 94 Street MN16 A
57 West 8 Street MN16 A
489 Columbus Avenue MN16 C
18 East 23 Street MN16 A
190 Claremont Avenue MN16 B
107 West 106 Street MN16 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,300,000 on 2013-01-18 (lender: Brick Christopher Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-01-18AL&R $2,300,000 — from B-GAL CORP. to BRICK CHRISTOPHER CAPITAL LLC $2,300,000
2013-01-18Mortgage $2,300,000 — from B-GAL CORP. to BRICK CHRISTOPHER CAPITAL LLC $2,300,000
2013-01-04RPTT&RET $23,581,250 — from BENJAMIN MAYER, TRUSTEE; PERLMAN, ALEX; BUCHANAN, PHYLLIS; PERLMAN, FRANCES; BUCHANAN, SOL to NEW 1804 WASH CORP $23,581,250
2005-03-22Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA $2,500,000
2005-03-22Agreement $1,200,000 — from HSBC BANK USA to 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION $1,200,000
2003-05-08Agreement $1,200,000 — from 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA $1,200,000
2003-05-08Mortgage $600,000 — from 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA $600,000
2003-05-08AL&R $1,200,000 — from HSBC BANK USA to 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION $1,200,000
2000-03-28Mortgage $600,000 — from 1804 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORPORATION to HSBC BANK $600,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176220010
20184440012
2019201003
2020200103
2021612009
20225440518
20237730421
20242260212
2025323008
2026100001
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The full timeline

Construction 75Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 86Ownership & money 20Health & systems 24

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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