# 253 W 16 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 11 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and electrical (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1930 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 53 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 11 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and electrical - 17 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program - 50 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Aug 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 10, filed Aug 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 52 open: 50 about building conditions — doors and windows (10), pests (9), fire safety (7), other conditions (7); 11 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 23 older records from 1999–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 151 violations on record in all, 1999–2026 — the 110 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 17 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 255 pests, 170 general repairs, 137 electrical, 57 mold, 21 heat or hot water, 9 paint or plaster, 5 doors or windows, 4 line of travel, 4 unsanitary conditions, 3 plumbing, 2 leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-90), registration current since Jun 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 12 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 26 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2024, last expired Mar 2025 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 19 of 53 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/1b - Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/2b - Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3b - Apt 3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3d - Apt 3D4C6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3d4c6a - Apt 3D6A4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3d6a4c - Apt 3G: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3g - Apt 3I: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/3i - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/4c - Apt 4C3D6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/4c3d6a - Apt 5C: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/5c - Apt 6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6a - Apt 6A3D4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6a3d4c - Apt 6A4C3D: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6a4c3d - Apt 6E: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6e - Apt 6G: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6g - Apt 6H: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6h - Apt 6TH5TH: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/6th5th - Apt 654321: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/unit/654321 ## Registered with the city - VANDERBILT NYC APT. INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 253 WEST 16 OWNERS INC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 253 W 16 OWNERS INC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/253-west-16-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/253-west-16-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=253-west-16-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt