Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

1 Hancock Pl

built 1921 · 6 stories · 33 apartments
Also known as 281 St Nicholas Ave, 283 St Nicholas Ave, 285 St Nicholas Ave, 285 St Nicholas Ave, 351 W 124 St — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

14 of this building’s 33 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2023)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See the shed permits at DOB →
What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2025–2026
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Mtu Onsite Energy VER50PG6NLT1), registration current since Sep 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2025, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2013 (2 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

3 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2024–2026 · 5 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 11 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 12 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

64 open: 50 about building conditions — pests (16), walls, floors and stairs (15), mold (6), fire safety (4); 24 immediately hazardous (class C), 14 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2010 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 885 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 131 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 52 class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 52 class B
2026 Sep
Fire safetyApt 52 class C
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 52 class C
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 66 class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 66 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 66 class B
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2026 Jul
PestsApt 43 class C
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 43 class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class C
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B
2026 Jul
Fire safetyApt 35 class C
2026 Jul
MoldApt 26 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 26 class B
2026 Jul
ElectricalApt 26 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 26 class B
2026 Jul
PestsApt 26 class C
2026 Jul
PestsApt 26 class C
2026 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Jun
GasApt 66 class C · closed
2026 Jun
GasApt 62 class C · closed
2026 Jun
GasApt 35 class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 43 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class A
2026 Jun
PestsApt 43 class C
2026 Jun
PestsApt 43 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 51 class C · closed
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 43 class C · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Mar
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 43 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 43 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B · closed
2025 Sep
LeaksApt 26 class A · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class A · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 26 class B · closed
2025 Sep
Other conditionsApt 26 class B · closed
2025 Sep
MoldApt 26 class A · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 26 class B · closed
and 15 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

5 open: 1 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

8 electrical, 8 pests, 7 general repairs, 7 paint or plaster, 7 plumbing, 5 floors or stairs, 4 leaks, 4 mold, 3 heat or hot water, 2 doors or windows, 1 appliances, 1 unsanitary conditions

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

71 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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