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built 1908 · 4 stories · 13 apartments · BIN 3040101 · BBL 3014960042
- 21 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and lead-based paint and heat or hot water
- City stormwater map shows deep flooding (1 ft+) at this building in a moderate storm today
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 98 open HPD violations about building conditions
- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- Boiler inspection filed Oct 2026 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone
Ema Realty Associates LLC, EMA REALTY LLC
Also reported
2024 – 2026- Mold2 reports2024Mold · Sep 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Sep 30, 2024Mold · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 30, 202420252026
- Pests4 reports2024Pests · Sep 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Sep 17, 2024Pests · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 30, 20242025Pests · Jun 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jun 28, 20252026Pests · Jan 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 27, 2026
- Paint or plaster3 reports2024Paint or plaster · Sep 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Sep 12, 2024Paint or plaster · Oct 2024 · 1 report (2 complaints)Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 2024 (2nd)Paint or plaster · Nov 2024 · 1 report (2 complaints)Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024 (2nd)20252026
- General repairs2 reports202420252026General repairs · Feb 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 12, 2026General repairs · Mar 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 2026 (2nd)
A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.
Apartments named in these records
Flooding
Issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Heat and hot water
Issues on record (2025) · 4 complaints, 2025–2026Show 8 more
Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 19HE-S/W-6), registration current since Aug 2025
Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2003 (2 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
4 heat or hot water complaints
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
Water and pipes
Issues on record, most recently 2024Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)
Pests and cleanliness
Issues on record (2024) · 3 complaints, 2024–2026 · 1 in the past yearFire and safety
Issues on record, most recently 2024Structure and facade
Issues on record, most recently 2024Show 10 more
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)
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
General condition and all records
100 open: 98 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (38), fire safety (13), pests (11), doors and windows (10); 21 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 9 older records from 2000–2016 never closed. 11 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 397 violations on record in all, 1986–2026 — the 120 most recent are listed here
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What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
4 heat or hot water, 3 general repairs, 3 pests, 2 paint or plaster, 1 floors or stairs, 1 mold
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What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
4 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-20
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-20
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-19
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-19
- DOB Violations2026-10-19
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-19
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.