116 John St APT 2603, New York, NY 10038 · 2603
Financial District, Manhattan · 2 BR · $5,845/mo · active as of 9/26/2026
This check is not complete. City building records didn't come back when we asked, so this check is incomplete. That is not the same as a clean record.
This 26th-floor unit at 116 John Street is asking $5,845, which is 6% above the Manhattan borough median of $5,495 based on 196 comparable listings, though still within the typical range. The listing photos raise a flag: the living area images (photos 0-1) show signs of heavy staging and possible AI editing with artificially brightened spaces and virtual furniture, while the bedroom, hallway, terraces, and bathrooms appear genuine—at the viewing, compare the actual room sizes and lighting to what you saw online, as spaces may appear smaller or darker in person. Unfortunately, critical building data including year built, HPD violations, heat complaints, and elevator status couldn't be verified through public records, so you should ask the broker or building management directly about these details and request documentation. The unit won't be available until November 7, 2026, giving you time to gather this missing information before committing. The listing is through Platinum Forbes Global Properties, and it's worth confirming whether a broker fee applies since that wasn't specified.
This summary was written before we separated missing records from clean ones. Go by the rows below: where a record says not retrieved, we don't know.
Photos
We looked at 8 of 12 photos (we check up to 8, and skip any that won't load).
Unit shows mixed authenticity. Photos 0-1 (living areas) exhibit heavy staging and likely AI editing with artificially brightened spaces and virtual furniture. Photos 2-7 appear genuine: realistic bedroom with windows, hallway, two outdoor terraces with authentic city views, and two identical bathro
Virtual furniture; impossibly bright ceiling geometry suggests AI editing; white circular ottoman appears staged
Staged furniture; unnaturally uniform bright white tones; no visible windows despite open concept
Two double windows; realistic window glare and building exterior visible; natural lighting
No windows visible; hallway and closet entrance; recessed lighting only
Clear blue sky; high-rise view; realistic shadows cast by railing
Clear daylight; realistic city skyline; bowl of cereal suggests real moment
Small black and white tile bathroom; recessed lighting; no windows
Similar black/white tile bathroom; recessed lighting; no windows visible
We look at the listing's photos where they are published and never store them. These are visual signals, not measurements.
Building
Year built, floors and units were not retrieved.
- Open HPD violations
- Not retrieved
- Class C (immediately hazardous) open
- Not retrieved
- Heat and hot water complaints, 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Noise complaints (311), 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Rodent complaints (311), 12 months
- Not retrieved
- Bedbug infested units, last filing
- Not retrieved
Source: NYC Open Data (HPD violations and complaints, 311, bedbug filings, PLUTO). These are records for the whole building, not this unit, and they lag by days to weeks. Ask the landlord about anything open, which unit it is in and whether it has been fixed.
Who runs it
- Listing contact
- Platinum Forbes Global Properties, Platinum Forbes Global Properties
Unit
- Laundry
- unknown
- Pets
- unknown
- Available
- 2026-11-07
Price
- Asking
- $5,845
- Broker fee
- not stated
- Similar listings we saw (same size, same borough, last 60 days, 196)
- median $5,495, middle half $4,750 to $6,250
- This listing vs that median
- +6%
- Comps advertising a concession
- 4% of 196, so don't count on one