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221 West 16 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10011 BBL 1007660029 17 units · 5 floors · 1915

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chelsea
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 221 West 16 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1915
6 or more units
17 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 221 West 16 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
14th percentile

Out of 1008 buildings in this neighborhood, 141 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
17.3%
No serious
violations
61.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
20.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Complaint rate, landlord's portfolio

Average complaint rate per building across everything this landlord owns. High rates signal systemic neglect.

Building characteristics
Total units17
Floors5
Year built1915
Gross area10,788 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

221 West 16 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Joint Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Steven Brown
Address
104 W 27Th St 4th Fl
New York, NY 10001
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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