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39 West 16 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10011 BBL 1008180014 10 units · 5 floors · 1920

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chelsea
At or below average
avg 10.0
3
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 3 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Chelsea average of 10.0.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 39 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 1920
6 or more units
10 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.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

39 West 16th Street is a 5-story, 10-unit residential building located in Chelsea, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Sanjay Chauhan. The property has experienced periodic bedbug reporting requirements, with the latest filings through 2024 indicating no current infestations (0 infested units recorded), following multiple years of successful eradication including one documented case in 2019 and another in 2018. There is an outstanding Class B housing maintenance violation from July 2018 regarding inadequate exterior lighting at the front entranceway, which remains unresolved. The building has maintained a generally clean pest control record, with rodent inspections in 2010, 2011, and 2012 all passing successfully. The property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, though there were two violations recorded in 2021 and 2023 for late filing of annual bedbug reports, which have since been resolved.

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How 39 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
65th percentile

Out of 1008 buildings in this neighborhood, 655 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
66.3%
No serious
violations
29.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.5%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Number of apartments

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Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

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What's in the 39 West 16 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units10
Floors5
Year built1920
Gross area4,720 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

39 West 16 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
37-39 West 16Th Street, LLC
Address
18 E 50Th St 3 Fl
New York, NY 10022
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The story over time

39 West 16 Street event timeline

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2026
Bedbug Filing May 05
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
HPD Violation Apr 29
Class A violation

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