No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
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.
Evictions
2
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2025-08-19Apt 4Aresidential
2017-05-02Apt 5Cresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
The building
1910
Built
5
Floors
16
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC
Head officer
SCOTT CASTELLANO
Managing agent
CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
31 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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2DIssued 2026-10-09
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
This building and the landlord's others
This building31 others linked to the same owner
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
6
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.
247-253 WEST 116 LLC → 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC
Mortgage2016-01-07$3,272,952.47
borrower 243 WEST 116 LLC, 293-241 WEST 115 LLC, 247-253 WEST 116 LLC, 255-259 WEST 116 WEST LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK
Sale2013-11-14$6,485,894
239-253 WEST 116 LLC → 247-253 WEST 116 LLC
Mortgage2013-11-14$13,072,000
borrower 243 WEST 116 LLC, 239-241 WEST 115 LLC, 255-259 WEST 116 LLC, 247-253 WEST 116 LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK
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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 16 units registered2023 — 16
J-51 tax benefit
Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.
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.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-09-29 · closed
Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-09-29 · closed
PlumbingWater Supply2026-08-19 · closed
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
2
Active violations
0
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.
ConstructionNon-Hazardous2007-12-21$180 penalty
BoilersNon-Hazardous2005-07-29$430 penalty
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
0113 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 16 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 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 crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
481
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
40
≈ per month
Felony138
Misdemeanor262
Violation81
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 noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
2522
Noise reports · last 12 mo
210
≈ per month
30
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk1146
Residential752
Commercial354
Unspecified144
Vehicle123
House of Worship3
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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.