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221 East 16 Street

419Records
14City systems
0Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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419 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)16TH STREET ASSOCITES
BBL3051200049
BIN3117575

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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 77% 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 3.8. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (64) · Noise (48) · Abandoned Bike (4) · Drinking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Water System (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)16TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMICHAEL ROTHSTEIN
Managing agentROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,426,000 $641,700
2026$1,734,000 $780,300
2027$1,770,000 $796,500

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayBeverley Rd — Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cortelyou Rd / E 18 St — B103 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeE 17 St & Beverley Rd · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 889
Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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

221 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

137 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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 ROTHSTEIN MANAGEMENT — 8 buildings, 217 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
217 Ocean Avenue BK57 A
2223 Cortelyou Road BK53 B
236 East 23 Street BK23 A
345 St Johns Place BK20 A
221 East 16 Street BK20 A
2303 East 23 Street BK16 A
349 St Johns Place BK16 A
661 Flatbush Avenue BK12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $399,473 on 2020-03-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-20Mortgage $399,474 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $399,474
2020-03-20Agreement $2,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. $2,100,000
2015-04-22Agreement $1,900,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,900,000
2015-04-22Mortgage $768,754 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $768,754
2015-04-22AL&R $1,900,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,900,000
2012-02-27Mortgage $477,244 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $477,244
2012-02-27AL&R $1,200,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,200,000
2012-02-27Agreement $1,200,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATED LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,200,000
2009-02-05AL&R $750,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
2009-02-05M&CON $750,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES L.L.C to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
2004-02-04AL&R $560,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $560,000
2004-02-04Mortgage $560,000 — from 16TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $560,000
1989-08-29Mortgage $30,000 — from 571 LINCOLN PLACE RLTY to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP $30,000
1988-09-15Mortgage $275,000 — from 571 LINCOLN PLACE RTY CP to SEDERBAUM, ARTHUR D/ADM; BARON, M BENJAMIN/ADM OF $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20183014
20194037
202055313
2021110112
20226017
2023290231
2024200121
2025730174
2026470249
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 360Ownership & money 32Health & systems 15

Every one of the 419 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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