516 West 143 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02074-0049BIN 1061866

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0124 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 41 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 active DOB violation(s)
043 evictions executed in the last 3 years
052 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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 34 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 41 apartments.

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 34

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 27 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 building32 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1247

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE APTS HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR APTS 6D (VACATE # 258703) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6DIssued 2025-10-20

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THE APARTMENT HAS SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE IN ALL ROOMS, RENDERING IT UNINHABITABLE. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2025-05-14

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification Postponment Granted

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2025-05-14

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st RISER FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification Postponment Granted

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

322

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster76

Unsanitary Condition53

Flooring/Stairs39

Door/Window38

Water Leak26

Plumbing26

Heat/Hot Water21

Electric17

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

4566

Noise reports · last 12 mo

381

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1797

Street/Sidewalk1606

Commercial935

Unspecified125

Vehicle100

Park2

House of Worship1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

610

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony196

Misdemeanor313

Violation101

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

Re-infestation reported

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 · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-11-01

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2016-11-14

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-03-12Apt 1Hresidential

2025-11-06Apt 6Eresidential

2018-03-16Apt 1Hresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

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 2026-08-13

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2025-10-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2015-12-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2015-03-12

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

516 Realty NY LLC

Head officer

Joel Weiner

Managing agent

Jona Ruth

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

143 LINDEN BOULEVARDBROOKLYN 1456 CONEY ISLAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 1458 CONEY ISLAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 1466 CONEY ISLAND AVENUEBROOKLYN 185 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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.

ConstructionClass 22024-12-16$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22019-07-13$625 penalty

DEFAULTQuality of LifeHazardous2005-03-10$2,500 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionNon-Hazardous2004-07-07$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-09-29 · $8,200,000

Most recent mortgage2022-07-07 · $758,782.86

Mortgage2022-07-07$758,782.86

borrower 516 REALTY NY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, N.A

Mortgage2018-06-28$2,456,705.2

borrower 516 REALTY NY LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Mortgage2018-06-28$85,294.8

borrower 516 REALTY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE, LLC

Mortgage2005-09-29$1,561,686.29

borrower 516 REALTY NY LLCC/O PINNACLE GROUP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2005-09-29$8,200,000

LISCO HOLDINGS LLC → 516 REALTY NY LLC

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