Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

131 Ave B

built 1940 · 6 stories · 18 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1B 1Apt 3D 1

2 of this building’s 18 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.

Heat and hot water

2 complaints, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2016 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28A-S/W-06), registration current since Dec 2023

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 May 2026, defects reported: no

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 2005

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 complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Older records on file
What has happened here
2022 Mar
Plumbing permit
2019 Feb
Plumbing permit
2016 Jun
Plumbing permit
1986 Jan
Leaks class B · never closed · HPD violation
1986 Jan
Leaks class B · never closed · HPD violation
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file
What has happened here
1986 Jan
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
1986 Jan
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical

1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 1B complaint

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2023 May
General construction permit
2022 Feb
General construction permit
2020 Oct
General construction permit
2016 Jul
General construction permit
1986 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
1986 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed · HPD violation
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1986 Jan
Structure and facade class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Oct 2020, last expired Oct 2021
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

Older records on file
What has happened here
2018 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2016 Dec
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test DOB violation
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2014 May
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction never closed · DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Apr 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

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

DOB violations

5 open: 3 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
2018 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2016 Dec
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2014 May
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction never closed
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

2 heat or hot water, 1 electrical

2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 1B
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
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

Everything else on record
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2021 Mar
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2020 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 7 older records from 1986 never closed. 1 further violation from 2023 was closed. 12 violations on record in all, 1986–2023 — the 8 most recent are listed here

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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