The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% 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 7.7. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-14.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
4
’24–25
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2) · New Tree Request (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
Filed construction activity
$120,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1896)
Yes
Six or more residential units (14)
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)
16 WEST 69TH STREET LLC
Head officer
GREGORY R ZUCKER
Managing agent
RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2025-07-18
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
$2,175,000
$978,750
2026
$2,343,000
$1,054,350
2027
$2,317,000
$1,042,650
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
72 St — B C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 68 St — M10 M72 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Central Park W & W 68 St · 400 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.
49 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,000 on
1990-02-14 (lender: Ujb/commercial Trust), 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
1990-02-14
Mortgage $105,000 — from SMULEWICZ, RENATE; GRANDOME ENTERPRISE,INC to UJB/COMMERCIAL TRUST
$105,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
32
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
0
0
2
5
2018
0
0
2
3
5
2019
0
1
3
2
6
2020
0
0
7
2
9
2021
0
0
8
1
9
2022
0
0
2
3
5
2023
0
0
5
2
7
2024
0
0
21
4
25
2025
0
0
29
3
32
2026
0
0
10
2
12
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HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE EAST WALL, WEST WALL AND THE
2026-10-14
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL, WEST WALL AND THE CEILING AT PUBLIC
2026-10-06
311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-10-06
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-08-04
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-20
311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-13
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-06-11
Boiler inspection
2026-05-29
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-05-06
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-20
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-13
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-15
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-09
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-08
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-04
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-01
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE EAST WALL, WEST WALL AND THE
2026-10-14HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL, WEST WALL AND THE CEILING AT PUBLIC
2025-04-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025-03-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-03-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-10311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-26311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024
2024-12-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-02311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2024-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2024-11-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-11-09311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-10-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-05-07311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-04-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-20Boiler inspection
2024-01-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-01311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2023
2023-11-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-15311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-05-11Boiler inspection
2023-05-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2023-03-22311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-01-15311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2022
2022-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-07-20311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2022-04-06Boiler inspection
2022-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-07-15311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-05-24311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-02311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-04-15Boiler inspection
2021-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-05311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2020-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-17Boiler inspection
2020-08-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-16311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018-10-31Boiler inspection
2018-10-26Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-05-18Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS METER IN CELLAR. NEW METER TO FEED RISERS THAT SUPPLY GAS TO FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$60,000
2017-05-18Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS METER IN CELLAR. NEW METER TO FEED RISERS THAT SUPPLY GAS TO FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$60,000
2017-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2003-02-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1998
1998-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
1996-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GASKET ON OVEN DOOR OF RANGE BASEMENT FRONT EAST APT 15 KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 15
1996-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT BASEMENT STY ENTRANCE TO BL
1995
1995-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-02-21Mortgage satisfied — from ARTENA RLTY INC. to SINTES, GLORIA
1992-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
1991-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-02-14Agreement — from UJB/COMMERCIAL TRUST to GRANDOME ENTERPRISESINC
1990-02-14Mortgage $105,000 — from SMULEWICZ, RENATE; GRANDOME ENTERPRISE,INC to UJB/COMMERCIAL TRUST$105,000
1984
1984-04-18Agreement — from GRANDOME ENTERPRISES,INC to COMMERCIAL TR CO/N.J.
1978
1978-12-14Deed — from SMULEWICZ, JAN JAKOB to SMULEWICZ, RENATE
1972
1972-11-24Deed — from RANTZ, URI to SMULEWICZ, RENATE; SMULEWICZ, JAN JACOB
1971
1971-09-23Mortgage — from SMULEWICZ, RENATE; SMULEWICZ, JAN JAKOB; RANTZ, URI to OVERGARD, SYLVIA; OVERGARD, KARL IVAR
1971-09-23Deed — from OVERGARD, SYLVIA; OVERGARD, KARL IVER to SMULEWICZ, RENATE; SMULEWICZ, JAN JAKOB; RANTZ, URI
1966
1966-03-09Mortgage — from OVERGARD, KARL, I; OVERGARD, SYLVIA to LINDEKENS, EMMA; LINDEKENS, ALPHONSE
1966-03-09Deed — from LINDEKENS, EMMA; LINDEKENS, ALPHONSE to OVERGARD, KARL, P; OVERGARD, SYLVIA