Building-wide winter heat calls and a noisy surrounding block shape the day-to-day.
This 19-unit pre-war rental sits just off Fifth Avenue in East Harlem. On paper, management keeps the official file clean with zero open code violations. The real friction shows up in winter heat drops and street noise from the surrounding blocks. Three things to know:
Cold-weather heating issues recur every winter. Seven complaints landed between late 2024 and February 2026, with multiple calls flagging the entire building without heat or hot water. While all cases are officially closed, the seasonal pattern points to an aging heating system that struggles during cold snaps.
Surrounding blocks generate heavy residential and street noise. 363 residential noise calls and 111 street-noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the last year. The street calls concentrate around loud talking and outdoor music rather than commercial venues, so unit orientation makes a major difference.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
16 East 105th Street is a 19-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1016100064). This building is associated with 16-26 East 105. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 82 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 7, 2026.
The building last changed hands on January 1, 2017, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 76/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 15 at 16 East 105th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($38K, latest 2013).
Unit 11 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (4 past violations), 1 permit filed ($23K, latest 2012).
Unit 14 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (4 past violations), 1 permit filed ($33K, latest 2003).
Unit 17 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 12 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 6 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (24 past violations).
Unit 2 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 1 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (8 past violations).
Unit APRT1 at 16 East 105th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
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