922 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 336 HPD complaints, 268 311 service requests, 232 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 327.8. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 104 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2001-11-09. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · PLUMBING (9) · SAFETY (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8).
$41,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | AMAR ABDUL |
| Managing agent | ABDUL AMAR OWNER |
| Last registered | 2025-10-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $950,000 | $427,500 |
| 2026 | $1,017,000 | $457,650 |
| 2027 | $1,220,000 | $549,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Coney Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Mermaid Av / W 17 St — B82 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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.
2856 West 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 |
103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by ABDUL AMAR OWNER — 3 buildings, 15 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2856 West 16 Street | BK | 10 | C |
| 2850 West 16 Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 2852 West 16 Street | BK | 2 | C |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 26 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 0 | 131 |
Every one of the 922 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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