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16 West 68 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10023 BBL 1011200040 5 units · 5 floors · 1896

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Upper West Side
At or below average
avg 14.1
5
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This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Upper West Side average of 14.1.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 16 West 68 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 1896
6 or more units
5 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

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

The 5-story, 2-unit building at 16 West 68th Street in the Upper West Side, owned by Ira Investors Co, Inc., has a documented history of bedbug reporting compliance issues from 2021 through 2024, with citations issued for failure to file annual bedbug reports under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC. However, the most recent bedbug report filed in January 2025 indicates zero infested units during the 2023-2024 reporting period, showing successful compliance in recent years. The building has maintained consistent rodent inspection compliance, passing all inspections between 2016 and 2025, with only one initial inspection in 2019 showing rat activity. Three Department of Buildings permits were issued between 2020 and 2021 for unspecified emergency work (EW), suggesting some maintenance activity during that period. While the building's recent records show improved compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and consistent rodent control measures, the previous pattern of violations indicates there were once issues with maintaining timely pest control documentation.

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How 16 West 68 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
96th percentile

Out of 3016 buildings in this neighborhood, 2895 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
88.5%
No serious
violations
9.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.6%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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What's in the 16 West 68 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units5
Floors5
Year built1896
Gross area6,461 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

16 West 68 Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Ira Investors Co, Inc.
Address
231 West 29 Street 901
New York, NY 10001
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16 West 68 Street event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation Apr 29
Class A violation
(A) § Hmc:File Annual Bedbug Report In Accordance With Hpd Rule As Described On The Back Of This Notice Of Violation Or As Described On Hpd…

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