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16 West 68 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1011200040 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-13.

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28).

Filed construction activity

$39,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1896)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)IRA INVESTORS CO, INC.
Head officerSAMUEL LEVINE
Managing agentSANDBERG MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,891,000 $1,750,950
2026$3,112,000 $1,400,400
2027$3,734,000 $1,680,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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

Subway72 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 68 St — M10 M72 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 68 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. 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

16 West 68 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

28 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SANDBERG MANAGEMENT — 70 buildings, 1,371 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1361 Madison Avenue MN52 A
227 West 16 Street MN51 A
109 West 94 Street MN50 A
209 West 104 Street MN46 A
547 Avenue of the Americas MN45 A
82 Irving Place MN42 A
126 West 73 Street MN40 A
131 Thompson Street MN38 A
225 West 70 Street MN38 A
250 West 75 Street MN36 A
96 Perry Street MN36 A
28 Monroe Place BK35 A
45 West 11 Street MN34 A
163 Prince Street MN33 A
3 East 85 Street MN30 A
200 Mercer Street MN28 A
88 Jane Street MN27 A
254 West 25 Street MN25 A
121 East 10 Street MN25 A
9 East 97 Street MN25 A
17 East 97 Street MN24 A
323 West 83 Street MN24 A
523 West 121 Street MN24 A
340 East 83 Street MN22 A
227 Central Park West MN22 A
226 15 Street BK22 A
7 West 107 Street MN20 A
325 Central Park West MN20 A
340 Cabrini Boulevard MN20 A
329 West 108 Street MN20 A
83 1 Place MN20 C
56 West 82 Street MN19 A
14 West 17 Street MN19 A
41 East 28 Street MN18 A
228 West 16 Street MN17 B
1062 Bergen Street BK16 A
312 West 107 Street MN15 A
403 East 90 Street MN15 A
520 La Guardia Place MN14 A
2082 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 B
359 West 29 Street MN13 A
2421 Ocean Avenue BK12 A
7 2 Avenue MN12 A
224 East 7 Street MN12 A
41 East 75 Street MN12 A
335 West 38 Street MN11 A
620 Broadway MN11 A
244 East 30 Street MN11 A
211 West 107 Street MN11 A
10 East 95 Street MN10 A
2292 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 A
29 West 15 Street MN10 A
430 West 23 Street MN10 A
110 West 71 Street MN10 A
443 West 24 Street MN9 A
204 East 73 Street MN9 B
232 West 75 Street MN8 A
467 West 163 Street MN8 A
161 9 Avenue MN8 A
18 West 90 Street MN7 A

showing 60 of 70 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $285,000 on 2018-12-11 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-17RPTT&RET $2,212,625 — from GOETSCH, LYDIA CRISCUOLA; CRISS, LYDIA to BLITZER, LAURIE; LEVINE, SAMUEL $2,212,625
2019-11-25Sold for $2,212,625 $2,212,625 $1,106,313
2018-12-11AL&R $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $285,000
2018-12-11Mortgage $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $285,000
2008-08-12Mortgage $275,000 — from IRA INVESTORS, CO.INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB $275,000
2008-08-12AL&R $275,000 — from IRA INVESTORS, CO.INC. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $275,000
2005-06-02RPTT&RET $1,195,000 — from MAGOWAN, HILARY ANN to LEVINE, SAMUEL BIRNKRANT; BLITZER, LAURIE ELLEN $1,195,000
1998-11-12Mortgage $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO., INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $285,000
1986-12-05Mortgage $102,015 — from IRA INVESTORS CO INC to NATIONAL CNSMR CPRTVBK $102,015

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
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2022
2023
2024
28
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
2018207110
201903249
202062008
202133017
202201012
202301012
202402013
20250261128
202603003
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-05-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
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
2026-01-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-07CORR — from CITY OF NEW YORK

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
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
2026-01-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025
2025-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-07CORR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2025-10-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-07-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-07-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-07-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-05-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-04-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-04-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-04-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-03-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-03-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-03-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-10311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
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
2024-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-16HPD 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
2022
2022-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2021-11-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-06-07Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2021-06-05Job filed: INSTALL SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD, AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2021-04-02Permit EW — ISSUED
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
2021-03-05Asbestos abatement: Removal — Abatek Corp.
2021-02-25311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2020
2020-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-11-23Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR STEEL REINFORCEMENT AND BRICK WALL CRACK REPAIR AS SHOWN ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$8,100
2020-11-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-21Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-08-20Job filed: new natural gas service to the building and installation of new 1 cooktop, 2 Water Heaters and gas meter. Relocation of gas dryer.$5,000
2020-08-19Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR PARTITION WORK TO ACCOMMODATE NEW GAS SERVICE TO THE BUILDING AS SHOWN ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR O$20,000
2020-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-17RPTT&RET $2,212,625 — from GOETSCH, LYDIA CRISCUOLA; CRISS, LYDIA to BLITZER, LAURIE; LEVINE, SAMUEL$2,212,625
2019-11-25Sold for $2,212,625$2,212,625
2019-05-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-30Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2019-05-23Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2019-04-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-03-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-11Mortgage satisfied — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
2018-12-11AL&R $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$285,000
2018-12-11AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2018-12-11TL&R — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
2018-12-11Mortgage $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$285,000
2018-12-11Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
2018-11-26Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-11-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF $1,000
2018-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-26CORR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2017
2017-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-08-02311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2013-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-09-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2010
2010-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-08-12TL&R — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB to IRA INVESTORS, CO., INC.
2008-08-12Mortgage $275,000 — from IRA INVESTORS, CO.INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB$275,000
2008-08-12AL&R $275,000 — from IRA INVESTORS, CO.INC. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$275,000
2008-08-12Mortgage assigned — from NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to NCB, FSB
2008-08-12AALR — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB to NCB, FSB
2008-08-12Mortgage satisfied — from IRA INVESTORS, CO., INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
2007
2007-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-11-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-09-11Job filed: FILING HEREWITH PLANS TO CONVERT A MULTIPLE DWELLING TO A TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$150,500
2005
2005-06-02RPTT&RET $1,195,000 — from MAGOWAN, HILARY ANN to LEVINE, SAMUEL BIRNKRANT; BLITZER, LAURIE ELLEN$1,195,000
2004
2004-08-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A CONVIENCE STAIR BETWEE N THE 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR AND MAS NARY INFILL AT TH3E LOT LINE WALL NO CHA NGES$25,000
2004-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-07Job filed: Renovation of an exisiting duplex apartment. Work to include architectural and structural modifications as per plans filed herewith. There will be n$22,500
2001-07-27Job filed: Renovate Apt. 5C, construct penthouse addition on roof.$35,000
2000
2000-11-09CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-11-12Mortgage $285,000 — from IRA INVESTORS CO., INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK$285,000
1998-11-12Mortgage assigned — from IRA INVESTORS CO. INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
1998-11-12SAGE — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
1998-11-12Mortgage satisfied — from IRA INVESTOPRS CO.,INC. to SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORPORATION
1998-08-18Mortgage assigned — from CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS F.S.B. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NATIONAL COOPERATIVEBANK
1997
1997-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1987
1987-07-13Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CNSMR CPRTVE BK to FIRST AMERICAN BANK
1986
1986-12-05Mortgage assigned — from IRA INVESTORS CO INC to NATIONAL CNSMR COOPBK
1986-12-05Mortgage $102,015 — from IRA INVESTORS CO INC to NATIONAL CNSMR CPRTVBK$102,015
1986-06-13HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AT REAR SOUTH.
1986-06-13HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY VESTIBULE.
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1978
1978-09-21Agreement — from I R A INVESTORS CO INC to CENTRAL FDRL S/L ETAL
1978-08-28Mortgage assigned — from BL MORTGAGE INVESTORS to CENTRAL FDRL S/L ETAL
1974
1974-07-25Mortgage assigned — from CENTRAL FUNDING CO to KARMEN, ROSAMOND
1974-03-28Mortgage — from HANDMAN PROPERTIES INC; IRA INVESTORS CO INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1973
1973-05-24Mortgage assigned — from JANESKI, C S DECD EX to LEEK, ESTELLE; JANESKI, HENRY; BOXMANN, FELICIA
1973-05-22Mortgage assigned — from SCHUPAK, FRANK to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1973-05-22Mortgage — from IRA INVESTORS CO INC; HANDMAN PROPERTIES INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1973-05-22Mortgage — from HANDMAN PROPERTIES INC; IRA INVESTORS CO INC to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1971
1971-12-10Mortgage assigned — from HILL, META to SCHUPAK, FRAN,
1971-02-03Mortgage assigned — from JANESKI, HENRY to BOXMANN, FELICIA; LEEK, ESTELLE
1970
1970-11-25Mortgage — from RAPT PROPERTIES INC; HANDMAN PROPERTIES INC; IRA INVESTORS CO INC to HILL, META
1970-04-29SMTG — from JANESKI, CAROLINE SEX to SACKMAN-GULLILAND CORP
1970-04-29Mortgage — from IRA INVESTORS CO, INC to SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORP
1970-04-29Mortgage assigned — from CHASE CREDIT CORP to ZIEGELMAN, MARJORIE
1970-03-13Mortgage assigned — from ZIEGELMAN, MARJORIE to CHASE CREDIT CORP
1969
1969-11-20Mortgage — from IRA INVESTORS CO INC to DUTHIE, JONATHAN B
1969-07-31Deed — from HANDMAN, HERBERT to IRA INVESTORS CO INC
1969-07-09Deed — from ZIEGELMAN, MARJORIE to HANDMAN, HERBERT J
1969-07-09Mortgage — from HANDMAN, HERBERT, J to ZIEGELMAN, MARJORIE
1969-03-19Mortgage — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to JANESKI, CAROLINE, SEX
1969-03-19Deed — from JANESKI, CSROLINE SEX to 63 ASSOCIATES INC
1969-03-19RTXL — from JANESKI, CAROLINE SDECD; JANESKI, CAROLINE AKA; JANESKI, C S AKA; JANESKI, C AKA
1969-03-19RTXL — from JANESKI, CAROLINE SDECD
1969-03-19Deed — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to SIEGELMAN, MARJORIE

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