The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
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
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Lost Property (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$6,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
136-140 W 16TH STREET REALTY CO
Head officer
VIRGINIa DARROw
Managing agent
MAXWELL-KATES INC.
Last registered
2025-09-26
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
$4,155,000
$1,869,750
2026
$4,934,000
$2,220,300
2027
$4,958,000
$2,231,100
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $808,974 a year
($54.79 per sq ft), operating expenses $291,166
($19.72 per sq ft), net operating income $517,809. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 — 1 2 3 F L M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
W 15 St & 7 Ave · 450 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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $249,325 on
2021-01-12 (lender: Connectone Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-10-26
RPTT&RET $1,605,000 — from MARGOLIES, LISBETH to ZEPF, WENDY; ZEPF, CHRIS
$1,605,000
2021-05-17
Sold for $1,605,000
$1,605,000
$133,750
2021-03-09
RPTT&RET $1,425,000 — from DONNELLY, CANDICE M; JACKNESS, ANDREW F to BRYAN, LEANNE; WYNNE-DAVIES, BENJAMIN
$1,425,000
2021-03-02
Sold for $1,425,000
$1,425,000
$118,750
2021-01-12
Mortgage $249,325 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTO CORP to CONNECTONE BANK
$249,325
2021-01-12
AL&R $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTO CORP to CONNECTONE BANK
$1,750,000
2021-01-12
Agreement $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTO CORP to CONNECTONE BANK
$1,750,000
2015-12-17
RPTT&RET $1,640,000 — from WILKENS, CARRIE; REGAN, WILLIAM to WOLFF, CLAUDIA C
$1,640,000
2013-12-30
Agreement $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$1,750,000
2013-12-30
AL&R $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$1,750,000
2013-12-30
Mortgage $327,095 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$327,095
2013-01-17
RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT
$650,000
2013-01-17
RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT
$650,000
2013-01-17
RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT
$650,000
2013-01-17
RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT
$650,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
14
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
0
3
0
1
4
2019
0
0
7
0
1
8
2020
0
0
1
0
0
1
2021
0
0
5
9
0
14
2022
0
0
2
0
0
2
2023
0
0
3
0
0
3
2024
0
1
3
0
1
5
2025
0
0
2
0
0
2
2026
2
0
0
0
1
3
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Job filed: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT- SIDEWALK- SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION,
2026-03-11
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-29
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-07-10Job filed: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT- SIDEWALK- SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION,$6,000
2026-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-02-21311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2024
2024-12-18311: Lost Property — Other
2024-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-02-02FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023
2023-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-04311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2023-03-23311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-10-26RPTT&RET $1,605,000 — from MARGOLIES, LISBETH to ZEPF, WENDY; ZEPF, CHRIS$1,605,000
2015-12-17RPTT&RET $1,640,000 — from WILKENS, CARRIE; REGAN, WILLIAM to WOLFF, CLAUDIA C$1,640,000
2015-11-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-02Job filed: HEREWITH FILE PLANS TO COMBINE APTS 1FW AND 1RW. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITION AND PLUMBING; NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR$14,000
2015-07-18311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2013-12-30TL&R — from CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP
2013-12-30Agreement $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,750,000
2013-12-30AL&R $1,750,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,750,000
2013-12-30Mortgage $327,095 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$327,095
2013-01-17RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT$650,000
2013-01-17RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT$650,000
2013-01-17RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT$650,000
2013-01-17RPTT&RET $650,000 — from LEMLE , LAURA to LEMLE, ROBERT$650,000
2013-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-16RPTT&RET $1,140,000 — from BARNETT, JENNY; HILL, SPENCER to WALLACE, WILLIAM STEWART; DRILL, JACOB BENJAMIN$1,140,000
2011
2011-10-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-27Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO COMBINE APARTMENTS #2E & 2W ON 2ND FLOOR INTO ONE UNIT, RENOVATE ONE EXISTING KITCHEN INTO NEW MASTER BATHROOM,$200,000
2011-06-27Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO COMBINE APARTMENTS #2E & 2W ON 2ND FLOOR INTO ONE UNIT, RENOVATE ONE EXISTING KITCHEN INTO NEW MASTER BATHROOM,$200,000
2011-06-27Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED FOR STRUCTURAL WORK TO THE INITIAL ALTII APPLICATION TO COMBINE APARTMENTS #2E & 2W ON 2ND FLOOR INTO 1 UNIT, RENO$12,000
2011-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-18RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from FREUDENBERGER, NELL to MURENU, LUIGI$1,200,000
2010
2010-06-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2010-06-07RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from DECAESTECKER, ANNIQUE to BANZ, CLAUDIA$1,250,000
2010-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-04-16TL&R — from CAPITAL ONE, N.A. to 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP
2008-04-16AL&R $1,552,864 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.$1,552,864
2008-04-16Mortgage $499,999 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.$499,999
2008-04-16Agreement $1,552,864 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.$1,552,864
2008-04-16TL&R — from CAPITAL ONE, N.A. to 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY CORP
2007
2007-11-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-27Job filed: PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF BUILT-UP ROOFING SYSTEM, INSTALLATION OF THRU WALL FLASHING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS, REPAIR OF REAR STAIR BULKHEAD. REPAIR OF BRICK$30,000
2006
2006-09-19RPTT&RET $1,040,000 — from LEMLE, ROBERT S; LEMLE , LAURA C to BELLER, JONATHAN; TADIAR , NEFERTI$1,040,000
2006-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-02RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from HALL, PATRICIA POWELL; WOLHANDLER, LAWRENCE PAUL to MARGOLIES, LISBETH$1,050,000
2006-07-03Job filed: PROPOSED REPAIR AND / OR RESTORED PAINT EXTERIOR LOWER FRONT FACADE. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2006-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-03-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-18Job filed: AS PER MEMO TPPN#3/97, HEREWITH COMINING APARTMENTS 1FE AND 1RE (FIRST FLOOR). INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS. SEE PLANS. NO$12,000
2004
2004-11-01RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from ARRIX, KIRSTEN; ARRIX, KEVIN to WOLHANDLER, LAWRENCE P; HALL, PATRICIA P$1,050,000
2004-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-30Job filed: Facade repairs as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$20,000
2004-09-21RPTT $930,000 — from FITZPATRICK, AIMEE; MECASKEY, JEFFREY to DECAESTECKER, ANNIQUE$930,000
2004-09-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-09-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, 37' LONG, DURING FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2004-08-13RPTT $965,000 — from MITCHELL, CHRISTOPHER to GAUTREA, PHILIP G$965,000
2004-05-18Mortgage $400,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY to NORTH FORK BANK$400,000
2004-05-18AL&R $400,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to 136/140 W. 16TH ST. REALTY$400,000
2003
2003-09-02Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-08-28Job filed: EXTERIOR WORK. REBUILD EXIST. PARAPET WALL AND REPLACE EXTERIOR BRICKWIDTH ONLY, AT EAST, WEST AND SOUTH WALLS, FROM ROOF TO FIFTH FLOOR WINDOW LINTEL$25,000
2003-08-28Job filed: EXTERIOR WORK. REBUILD EXIST. PARAPET WALL AND REPLACE EXTERIOR BRICKWIDTH ONLY, AT EAST, WEST AND SOUTH WALLS, FROM ROOF TO FIFTH FLOOR WINDOW LINTEL$25,000
2002
2002-05-08Mortgage assigned — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST.REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK
2002-05-08Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to NORTH FORK BANK
2002-05-08Agreement — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST.REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK
2002-05-08SAGE — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2002-05-08Mortgage $208,947 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST.REALTY CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK$208,947
1997
1997-05-09Mortgage assigned — from 136/140 W. 16TH REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1997-05-09Mortgage assigned — from LEMLE, LAURA C.; LEMLE, ROBERT S. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1997-05-09Mortgage $720,000 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST.REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$720,000
1997-05-09Mortgage $263,582 — from 136/140 W. 16TH ST.REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$263,582
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from 136-40 HOLDING CORP to UNION SQUARE SVGS BANK
1988-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from 136 WEST 16TH ST CORP to MILLER, IRVING
1985
1985-03-05Deed — from LEMLE, ROBERT; LEMLE, LAURA to 136/140 W16TH ST RLTY CP
1985-03-05Mortgage $456,418 — from 136/140 W16TH ST RLTY CP to LEMLE, ROBERT S.; LEMLE, LAURA C.$456,418
1982
1982-09-10Mortgage assigned — from MILLER, IRVING to MILLER, IRVING S. TR.; ROBINSON, RAYMOND LTR
1981
1981-05-27Mortgage — from 136 WEST 16TH STREET to MILLER, IRVING
1981-05-27Deed — from 136 W 16TH ST CORP to LEMLE, LAURA
1981-03-27Deed — from MILLER, IRVING to 136 W 16TH ST CORP
1980
1980-01-29Deed — from 136 40 HOLDING CORP to MILLER, IRVING
1968
1968-02-09Mortgage — from 136-40 HOLDING CORP to UNION SQUARE SAVS BANK