76 16 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01051-0018BIN 3024067

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 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 8 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

222

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 HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2025-07-21

§ 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 8, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7Issued 2024-04-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 7Issued 2024-04-24

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS PIPE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 7Issued 2024-06-13

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ILLEGAL INSTALLED VINYL WINDOW FROM WEST WALL MADE OPEN SPACE TO CONNECTED PUBLIC HALL.. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

143

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak36

Unsanitary Condition30

Electric19

Door/Window12

Safety10

Flooring/Stairs10

Paint/Plaster9

General9

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

219

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential71

Unspecified51

Commercial39

Vehicle30

Street/Sidewalk25

Helicopter3

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

123

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony32

Misdemeanor67

Violation24

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-08-01

UNSAFE ELECTRICAL OUTLET BOX LOCATED IN APT 7 KITCHEN AREA. UNSAFE STORAGE IN METER ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2024-04-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

76 16TH STREET LLC

Head officer

ADAM GELB

Managing agent

MURRAY GELB

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

82 16 STREETBROOKLYN

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-04-10 · $1,100,000

Most recent mortgage2019-02-08 · $498,919.34

Mortgage2019-02-08$498,919.34

borrower 76 16TH STREET LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2015-05-06$214,427.74

borrower 76 16TH STREET LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-10-22$1,250,000

borrower 76 16TH STREET LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2012-04-10$1,100,000

OTARA EQUITIES INC. → 76 16TH STREET, LLC

Sale2008-05-15$825,000

ESTATE OF CELIA CAPOTE, CARMELINA ARIAS AS ADMINISTRATOR → OTARA EQUITIES, 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.

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