1,116 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 936 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 111 311 service requests, 17 DOF property sales.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.9. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (18) · Water System (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).
$252,010 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (32) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 198-210 16TH STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | BRANDON WECHSLER |
| Managing agent | HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $250,806 | $112,863 |
| 2026 | $18,125 | $8,156 |
| 2027 | $377,374 | $169,818 |
The city's market estimate has risen 50% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,340,235 a year ($30.81 per sq ft), operating expenses $444,135 ($10.21 per sq ft), net operating income $896,100. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Prospect Av — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Prospect Av — B63 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 17 St & 5 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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.
198 16 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
39 311 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.
Managed by HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC — 57 buildings, 1,597 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Mortgage $945,000 — from RENDON, STEPHANIE M; HOWARD, BROCK M to MERS | $945,000 | |
| 2026-09-08 | Deed $1,350,000 — from YANG, JINGBO; WANG, BAOKUN to RENDON, STEPHANIE M; HOWARD, BROCK M | $1,350,000 | |
| 2026-08-28 | Sold for $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $42,188 |
| 2025-09-25 | Deed $1,750,000 — from DOYLE, VICTORIA to HUNT III, JAMES VAUGHN; CRENSHAW CURRAN, KATHERINE | $1,750,000 | |
| 2025-09-22 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $54,688 |
| 2025-09-22 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $54,688 |
| 2023-10-04 | Deed $77,000 — from MICHAEL DENNIS BENJAMIN, ESQ. (AS REFERE to SOPOVA, ALEVTINA | $77,000 | |
| 2023-09-28 | Mortgage $1,780,000 — from SIDMAN, PAMELA; SAHNER, KELLY P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $1,780,000 | |
| 2023-09-28 | Deed $2,225,000 — from MOSCARELLO, MICHAEL; MOSCARELLO, ERICA to SIDMAN, PAMELA; SAHNER, KELLY P | $2,225,000 | |
| 2023-09-28 | Mortgage $1,780,000 — from SIDMAN, PAMELA; SAHNER, KELLY P to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $1,780,000 | |
| 2023-09-28 | Deed $2,225,000 — from MOSCARELLO, MICHAEL; MOSCARELLO, ERICA to SIDMAN, PAMELA; SAHNER, KELLY P | $2,225,000 | |
| 2022-12-30 | Deed $1,475,000 — from JACOBS, MATTHEW; JACOBS, JORI to REISS, ALLYN | $1,475,000 | |
| 2022-12-30 | Deed $1,475,000 — from JACOBS, MATTHEW; JACOBS, JORI to REISS, ALLYN | $1,475,000 | |
| 2022-08-08 | Mortgage $525,000 — from LOSS, FRANK; SERLIN, AMY to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $525,000 | |
| 2022-08-08 | Deed $1,400,000 — from SINGER, STEPHANIE; EVENTON, STEPHANIE; EVENTOV, SIMON to SERLIN, AMY; LOSS, FRANK | $1,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 54 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,116 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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