43 West 16 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00818-0010BIN 1015376

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 95 apartments
024 active DOB violation(s)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 95 apartments.

2019 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1911

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 95 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building13 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-01-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6BIssued 2015-02-115+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 6TH STY SOUTHWEST APT 6B. , SECTION '' ''

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1GIssued 2015-02-115+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VENT FROM OVEN PARTIAL COVER CABINET 1 STY NORTH APT 1G. LOCATED AT APT 1G

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 8EIssued 2015-02-115+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 8 STY NORTHEAST APT 8E. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water6

Plumbing2

Door/Window1

General1

PlumbingWater Supply2024-08-28 · closed

Door/WindowDoor2023-07-07 · closed

GeneralSignage Missing2023-02-09 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

571

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified170

Commercial126

Street/Sidewalk123

Residential98

Vehicle54

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1031

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony310

Misdemeanor671

Violation50

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2002-10-08

1P3538

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2002-10-08

1P3537

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED1991-01-29

DEVICE #1P3537

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FM UNITED, LLC

Head officer

GEOFF RINGLER

Managing agent

PAN AM EQUITIES INC

13 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

103 EAST 86 STREETMANHATTAN 114 THOMPSON STREETMANHATTAN 1435 YORK AVENUEMANHATTAN 145 WEST 67 STREETMANHATTAN 151 EAST 50 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

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.

PlumbingClass 12018-06-29$1,000 penalty

ConstructionClass 22018-06-29$312 penalty

ConstructionClass 22011-03-29$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-08-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-08-17 · $1,583,967.06

Sale2018-08-17no recorded price

FM UNITED LLC → 43 WEST 16TH STREET LLC

Mortgage2018-08-17$1,583,967.06

borrower 43 WEST 16TH STREET LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2014-04-09$12,939,081.7

borrower HYDE AWAY LLC, FRAYDUN ENTERPRISES LLC, FM UNITED LLC, PAMELA EQUITIES CORP. · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Mortgage2014-04-09$6,506,181.51

borrower HYDE AWAY LLC, PAMELA EQUITIES CORP., FRAYDUN ENTERPRISES LLC, FM UNITED LLC · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Mortgage2012-05-12$2,300,000

borrower PAMELA EQUITIES CORP, FM UNITED LLC, FRAYDUN ENTERPRISES LLC, HYDE AWAY LLC · lender THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale