Manhattan · Chelsea-Hudson Yards

253 West 16 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

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116 records

• Oct 12, 2026

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1738790

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Oct 13, 2026

  Disposition date

  Oct 13, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 26, 2026

  ACTIVE

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 1st Attempt (C1)

  Complaint #

  1737422

  DOB unit

  Q-L

  Inspected

  Sep 28, 2026

  Disposition date

  Sep 28, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 14, 2026

  ACTIVE

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Not available

  Complaint #

  1736277

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Not available

  Disposition date

  Not available

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 13, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1736275

  DOB unit

  Q-L

  Inspected

  Sep 28, 2026

  Disposition date

  Sep 28, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 19, 2026

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1725731

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jun 3, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jun 4, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 18, 2026

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1725702

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 20, 2026

  Disposition date

  May 20, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 28, 2026

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1723669

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  May 4, 2026

  Disposition date

  May 4, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 15, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1722596

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Apr 27, 2026

  Disposition date

  Apr 27, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 9, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Commercial/Manufacturing Use In Residential Zone (74)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1722001

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Apr 10, 2026

  Disposition date

  Apr 10, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 24, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1715243

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 31, 2026

  Disposition date

  Mar 31, 2026

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 19, 2025

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1707547

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Dec 16, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 17, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 10, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1704251

  DOB unit

  Q-L

  Inspected

  Nov 14, 2025

  Disposition date

  Nov 14, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 16, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1695678

  DOB unit

  Q-L

  Inspected

  Jul 3, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jul 3, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 23, 2025

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1693948

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Apr 28, 2025

  Disposition date

  Apr 29, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 13, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1693120

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  May 2, 2025

  Disposition date

  May 2, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Feb 26, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1689505

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 24, 2025

  Disposition date

  Mar 24, 2025

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 10, 2024

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1672162

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Jul 11, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jul 11, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 10, 2024

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1670033

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Aug 19, 2024

  Disposition date

  Aug 20, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 23, 2024

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1658709

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Feb 16, 2024

  Disposition date

  Feb 16, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 23, 2024

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1658697

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jan 24, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jan 24, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 16, 2024

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1658123

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Feb 16, 2024

  Disposition date

  Feb 16, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 8, 2023

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1655100

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Dec 9, 2023

  Disposition date

  Dec 9, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 8, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1655099

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jan 16, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jan 17, 2024

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 7, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1654989

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Dec 8, 2023

  Disposition date

  Dec 11, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 20, 2023

  CLOSED

  Adjacent Buildings - Not Protected (03)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1653946

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Nov 21, 2023

  Disposition date

  Nov 21, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 20, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1653900

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Nov 27, 2023

  Disposition date

  Nov 27, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 8, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1650488

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 17, 2023

  Disposition date

  Oct 20, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1648286

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Sep 16, 2023

  Disposition date

  Sep 16, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 30, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1646933

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 13, 2023

  Disposition date

  Oct 13, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 19, 2023

  CLOSED

  Safety Net/Guard Rail-Dam/Inadeq/None(6fl.75 Ft Or Less) (88)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1645982

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Aug 21, 2023

  Disposition date

  Aug 21, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 11, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1645438

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Aug 15, 2023

  Disposition date

  Aug 16, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 6, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1642347

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Aug 9, 2023

  Disposition date

  Aug 11, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Debris - Excessive (09)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1641000

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Aug 9, 2023

  Disposition date

  Aug 10, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 23, 2023

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1637582

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  May 23, 2023

  Disposition date

  May 23, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 23, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1637580

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jun 7, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jun 9, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 23, 2023

  CLOSED

  Work Contrary To Stop Work Order (86)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1637559

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  May 23, 2023

  Disposition date

  May 23, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Safety Net/Guard Rail-Dam/Inadeq/None(Over 6 Sty/75 Ft) (21)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1636835

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  May 26, 2023

  Disposition date

  May 26, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1634197

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Apr 19, 2023

  Disposition date

  Apr 21, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 21, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1631978

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Mar 31, 2023

  Disposition date

  Apr 3, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1631476

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Mar 16, 2023

  Disposition date

  Mar 16, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 14, 2023

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Access Denied - 2nd Attempt (C4)

  Complaint #

  1631376

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 16, 2023

  Disposition date

  Mar 16, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Feb 24, 2023

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1629872

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Mar 2, 2023

  Disposition date

  Mar 3, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Feb 15, 2023

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1629228

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 16, 2023

  Disposition date

  Mar 17, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 5, 2023

  CLOSED

  Cse - Sweep (7G)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1625982

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Jan 6, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jan 6, 2023

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 3, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1623755

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Dec 19, 2022

  Disposition date

  Dec 20, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 6, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1622031

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Nov 18, 2022

  Disposition date

  Nov 21, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 19, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1620716

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 27, 2022

  Disposition date

  Oct 28, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 18, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1620580

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Nov 9, 2022

  Disposition date

  Nov 9, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 24, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1618786

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 3, 2022

  Disposition date

  Oct 4, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 24, 2022

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1618766

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 5, 2022

  Disposition date

  Oct 5, 2022

  Address on complaint

  253 West 16 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4