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125 WEST 16 STREET

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125 WEST 16 STREET

125 WEST 16 STREET · Chelsea

Year builtBuilt 1918
Residences≈ 54
Floors6
Building typeRental

A 6-story rental built in 1918, with approximately 54 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations7
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970201F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 41,306 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 41306 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade A

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade A for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

2 DOB violation source records open

NYC DOB

Of 122 DOB violation source records on file, 2 are currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

14 St (1 2 3 F L M) is about 480 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 229

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1918
Floors6
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 54
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1007920020
BIN1014575
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodOfficial NTA: Chelsea–Hudson YardsChelsea
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise
Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers2
Mortgage records13
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building101
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentOn file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents383
Complaint source records195
Bedbug filings6
Litigations6
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records122
Currently open (source records)2
Complaint source records103
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits53
Jobs39
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators1
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales1
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.A
ENERGY STAR score16

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.59.1
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.46.4
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.281
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.41,306
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal281
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR8A
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area9,200 sq ft
Built floor area ratio4.29
Maximum residential FAR6.02
Land use category3
Building classD3
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970201F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.6
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block11
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

No records found

No records found

No recent DOB job filings were found on neighbouring properties within the searched radius.

Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

14 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 F L M · 480 ft
18 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 646 ft
14 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines A C E L · 1,405 ft
23 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines F M · 1,719 ft
23 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 1,750 ft

Bus

6 AV/W 16 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M55
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS/W 16 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7
6 AV/W 15 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM1C SIM3C SIM4C SIM33C
6 AV/W 18 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M55

Citi Bike

W 15 St & 6 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 75 docks (published)
W 17 St & 7 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 47 docks (published)
W 15 St & 7 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 79 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Westside Market~2 min walk (approx.) · 640 ft
Dainobu~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,123 ft
Trader Joe's~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,261 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 706 ft
Rite Aid~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,031 ft
CVS Pharmacy~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,271 ft

Hospital

Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,168 ft

Playground

Chelsea Green~3 min walk (approx.) · 860 ft

Parking

Vincent 15 Parking LLC~1 min walk (approx.) · 372 ft
Centerpark West 17th Street Parking Garage~2 min walk (approx.) · 400 ft
Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 411 ft

Ev Charging

Standard Parking 151 W 17th Street - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 349 ft
Icon Parking 101 W 15th - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 375 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~1 min walk (approx.) · 367 ft
NY Vet Practice~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,176 ft

Shipping

Old Chelsea Station USPS~4 min walk (approx.) · 933 ft

Clinic

FMS-Southern Manhattan Dialysis Center~3 min walk (approx.) · 884 ft
West 17th Street Family Health Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 954 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

Sixth Avenue Elementary School~2 min walk (approx.) · 418 ft
Harvest Collegiate High School~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,143 ft
Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,257 ft
P.S. 041 Greenwich Village~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,550 ft

Daycare

LITTLE SCHOLARS LEARNING CENTER VII~2 min walk (approx.) · 488 ft
LITTLE SCHOLARS LEARNING CENTER VII~2 min walk (approx.) · 488 ft
CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL~3 min walk (approx.) · 919 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports31
HEAT HOT WATER16
NOISE RESIDENTIAL7
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING6
PESTS OR RODENTS2
BUILDING CONDITION0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.5318
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1351
SANITATION AREA754
HEAT HOT WATER645
BUILDING CONDITION619
NOISE RESIDENTIAL514
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL