27 West 16th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011
27 West 16th Street is a 7-story, 75-unit commercial building constructed in 1851 in Chelsea, currently owned by Elio Pena. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in 2025, with two ongoing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigations regarding violations of smoke-free area regulations as of June 2025. The building underwent multiple emergency complaints in April 2025 concerning cooking gas issues and a heat/hot water problem affecting the entire building.
More recently, in April 2024, the building was cited for safety measure removal without proper approval, resulting in a $1,250 penalty, and has active violations for failure to file required inspections and reports related to building maintenance, including external low-pressure inspections and facade safety. The building's history shows a pattern of maintenance challenges, especially during 2023-2024, with multiple violations for failure to file various required inspections and reports. These include three active violations as of 2024 regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspection reports, with the most recent being from September 2024.
However, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the mandatory annual reports from 2019 to 2025. Previous concerns about water quality were documented in 2022, with an open violation regarding discolored brown water in the PHC apartment. While the building has faced multiple heating and gas system issues in 2025, these problems appear to have been addressed promptly, with most complaints being closed shortly after inspection. The property also shows a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2010 to 2012, suggesting effective pest control measures are in place.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 75 |
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Year built | 1851 |
Total area | 41300 sq ft |
Floors | 7 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | COMMERCIAL ALTERED CLASS A |

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- 27 West 16th St, New York, NY 10011
- 38 West 17th St, New York, NY 10011
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