DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 15 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 15 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 15 units registered2023 — 15
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
DOB building violations
0
Active
5
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
311 complaints from tenants
55
All time
14
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition15
Heat/Hot Water10
Electric8
Paint/Plaster8
Door/Window4
Plumbing4
Water Leak2
Safety2
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
PlumbingWater Supply2026-10-05 · open
PlumbingToilet2026-10-05 · open
ElectricNo Lighting2026-06-17 · closed
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
670
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
56
≈ per month
Felony208
Misdemeanor404
Violation58
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Ownership & money
4
Recorded sales
2
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2001-11-19 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2001-12-12 · $483,898.99
Mortgage2001-12-12$483,898.99
borrower 223 WEST 16TH LLC · lender BERGMAN, LAWRENCE G., DANSKER, LOWELL S., BERGMAN, HELENE D
Sale2001-11-19no recorded price
223 CHELSEA ASSOCIATES LLC → 223 WEST 16TH LLC
Mortgage1999-03-22$375,000
borrower 223 CHELSEA ASSOCIATES LLC · lender M&T REALE STATE, INC.
Sale1999-03-01no recorded price
SINAI CONGREGATION,INC. → 223 CHELSEA ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Sale1984-12-28no recorded price
NAGIN, SYLVIA, NAGIN, LEON P. → SINAI CONGREGATION INC.
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
223 WEST 16TH LLC
Head officer
MARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent
223 WEST 16TH LLC
113 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2024-12-03
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-02
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT DOOR LEADING TO BASEMENT. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2023-02-21RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN SINK IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4BIssued 2023-02-21
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Housing court
1
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
With a judgment
Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.
CLOSEDOpened 2016-04-29
Heat / hot water
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2024-02-29Apt 2-Bresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 15 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
738
Noise reports · last 12 mo
62
≈ per month
37
% from neighbors
Residential270
Unspecified164
Street/Sidewalk140
Commercial127
Vehicle32
Helicopter4
Park1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.