166 3rd Avenue
A 19-story building with 231 apartments, built in 1963, in Manhattan, NY 10003.
Addresses on the lot: 145 to 155 East 16th Street.
HPD records as of November 1, 2026
166 3rd Avenue has 4 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the past year, 6 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 145 EAST 16TH STREET LLC. 104 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 166 3rd Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 4 open violations as of November 1, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 6 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 1, 2026, 6 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 166 3rd Avenue?
166 3rd Avenue is registered with HPD to 145 EAST 16TH STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2026. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10003 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 166 3rd Avenue rent stabilized?
104 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 113 in 2018. That’s 104 of the building’s 231 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 140 East 17th Street44 apartments, built 1910
- 134 East 17th Street23 apartments, built 1910
- 132 East 17th Street22 apartments, built 1910
- 160 3rd Avenue147 apartments, built 1963
- 179 3rd Avenue50 apartments, built 1959
- 140 East 16th Street34 apartments, built 1910
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 1, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00872-0035.