A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 18. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-01.
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.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Water System (1) · Obstruction (1).
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
DAVID ROMERO REV LIVING TRUST
Head officer
DAVID ROMERO
Managing agent
DAVID ROMERO
Last registered
2024-07-15
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$4,364,400
$1,963,980
2026
$5,077,000
$2,284,650
2027
$4,298,000
$1,934,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
14 St — A C E L · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 18 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 17 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & W 16 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 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: $400,000 on
1988-05-16 (lender: Banco Central NY). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1988-05-16
Mortgage $400,000 — from ROMERO, DAVID; ROMERO, RENEE to BANCO CENTRAL NY
$400,000
1984-10-26
Mortgage $30,000 — from ALSWANG, FRAN EXEC.; ALSWANG, RALPH DEC'D; ALSWANG, HOPE EXEC. to AMALGAMATED BANK/N.Y.
$30,000
1983-04-28
Mortgage $100,000 — from RETRO CORP. to EMPIRE STATE ETC.
$100,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
10
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
2
4
2018
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
2
3
2
7
2020
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
5
0
1
6
2022
2
4
0
1
7
2023
0
2
0
1
3
2024
0
3
0
2
5
2025
0
6
3
1
10
2026
0
1
0
3
4
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-09
Boiler inspection
2026-03-25
Restaurant inspection: CAFE RIAZOR — grade A
2026-03-23
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-17
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14
Deed — from DAVID ROMERO JR. TRUSTEE; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID JR; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID to 245 WEST 16 LLC; ROMERO, DAVID JR; 245 WEST 16 LLC
2025-11-14
Deed — from DAVID ROMERO JR. TRUSTEE; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID JR; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID to 245 WEST 16 LLC; ROMERO, DAVID JR; 245 WEST 16 LLC
The full timeline
2026
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-03-25Restaurant inspection: CAFE RIAZOR — grade A
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14Deed — from DAVID ROMERO JR. TRUSTEE; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID JR; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID to 245 WEST 16 LLC; ROMERO, DAVID JR; 245 WEST 16 LLC
2025-11-14Deed — from DAVID ROMERO JR. TRUSTEE; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID JR; ROMERO, MARTHA; ROMERO, DAVID to 245 WEST 16 LLC; ROMERO, DAVID JR; 245 WEST 16 LLC
2025-10-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-07-10311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-04-11Boiler inspection
2025-01-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-01-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-01-24311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024
2024-11-16311: Consumer Complaint — Locksmith
2024-10-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-22Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-04-26Boiler inspection
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.ELECTRIC.AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED AT EXP1,AN ERECTED OUTDOOR DINNING STRUCTURE.STRUCTURE MEASURES 10$1,280
2022-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-07311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-06-17Boiler inspection
2022-02-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-10-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-09-22311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-06-25Boiler inspection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-11-13311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2016-10-26HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER