253 West 16 Street, Manhattan
311 Complaint Summary
HPD Housing Violations
Class A § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE TO PANEL AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-12-07 ▼
Violation ID: #18489635
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE TO PANEL AT WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class A § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTRECOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-03 ▼
Violation ID: #18204670
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER INTRECOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class A § 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 PADLOCK AT LOCK HOPPER CHUTE DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 3rd STORY 2025-09-03 ▼
Violation ID: #18204669
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 PADLOCK AT LOCK HOPPER CHUTE DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 3rd STORY
Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121718
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY
Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121721
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Class A § 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 DUMBWAITER DOOR AND ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND OPENINGS SEALED WITH MASONARY AT SOUTH WALL OF BASEMENT 2025-04-22 ▼
Violation ID: #17857573
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-04-22T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 DUMBWAITER DOOR AND ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND OPENINGS SEALED WITH MASONARY AT SOUTH WALL OF BASEMENT
Class B HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2026-01-05 ▼
Violation ID: #18552000
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000
Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-26 ▼
Violation ID: #18255410
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-26 ▼
Violation ID: #18255411
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000
Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RETURN BELL BUZZER FROM WEST WALL TO ENTRANCE TO BUILDING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-26 ▼
Violation ID: #18255409
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RETURN BELL BUZZER FROM WEST WALL TO ENTRANCE TO BUILDING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-03 ▼
Violation ID: #18204672
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000
Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS DROP LADDER OUT OF OF GRAVITY HOOK AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE 2025-08-06 ▼
Violation ID: #18150263
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-08-06T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS DROP LADDER OUT OF OF GRAVITY HOOK AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT FIRE ESCAPE
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121716
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY
Class B § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121719
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121717
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM EAST, 6th STORY
Class B 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF WATER BUGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121722
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF WATER BUGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
Class B 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF WATER BUGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121723
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF WATER BUGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY 2025-07-30 ▼
Violation ID: #18121720
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Class B HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-05-13 ▼
Violation ID: #17891799
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000
Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD DOOR LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST 2025-04-22 ▼
Violation ID: #17857385
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-04-22T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD DOOR LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE OPERABLE HANDLE AT BULKHEAD DOOR EXTERIOR TO ALLOW INGRESS FROM ROOF TO BULKHEAD LANDING LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST 2025-04-22 ▼
Violation ID: #17857386
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-04-22T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE OPERABLE HANDLE AT BULKHEAD DOOR EXTERIOR TO ALLOW INGRESS FROM ROOF TO BULKHEAD LANDING LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST
Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 2nd STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925581
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 2nd STORY
Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925576
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY
Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925579
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY
Class C § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH 2026-01-26 ▼
Violation ID: #18597054
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000
Description: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST 2025-09-03 ▼
Violation ID: #18204671
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000
Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Class C § 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 LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST 2025-04-22 ▼
Violation ID: #17857384
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2025-04-22T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 LATCH SET AT BULKHEAD LOCATED AT PUBLIC PARTS, 1st PUBLIC PARTS FROM NORTH AT EAST
Class C § 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 MISSING INFORMATION AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925586
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 MISSING INFORMATION AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Class C § 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 LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925578
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY
Class C § 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 LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 2nd STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925580
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 LATCHSET DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 2nd STORY
Class C § 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 LATCHSET HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY 2024-04-24 ▼
Violation ID: #16925575
Current Status: Open
Date Issued: 2024-04-24T00:00:00.000
Description: § 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 LATCHSET HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY
Class C violations are classified as immediately hazardous by the HPD (e.g. lack of heat or hot water, active mold, severe rodent infestations, lead-based paint, or carbon monoxide detector issues). Landlords are legally required to resolve these immediately.
Violation History & Landlord Accountability
Multiple Class C violations open.
Score: 69.4/100 · Based on current open violations. Higher Class C violations = lower score.
First violation on record: 2024-04-24 · Most recent: 2026-01-26
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Complaint data is sourced from the NYC 311 Service Requests dataset (NYC Open Data). Violation data is from the HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Building info is based on NYC PLUTO by NYC Department of City Planning.
All records are public-domain municipal data provided as-is. Updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.