Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

151 W 140 St

built 1903 · 7 stories · 55 apartments
Registered with the city: MAXWELL DEVELOPMENT LP · 6 other buildings here list it; MAXWELL DEVELOPMENT L

Apartments named in these records

21 of this building’s 55 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

Electrical

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
Facade rating

Unsafe (cycle 10, filed Aug 2025)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-21 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

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

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Nov 2022, last expired Nov 2023
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 30 complaints, 2024–2026 · 25 in the past year
What has happened here
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Federal Fst-125 FEDERAL FST-125), registration cancelled since Sep 2021

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2021, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

26 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

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

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 10 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 2026-10-21
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

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21 · 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 stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

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

Gas piping

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

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 66 (2023 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

122 open: 120 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (39), leaks (16), doors and windows (11), pests (11); 34 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 643 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 241 most recent are listed here

2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4C class C
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 4C class C
2026 Apr
Elevators class C · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7C class A
2026 Mar
Fire safetyApt 7C class C
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 7C class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 7C class B
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2026 Mar
LeaksApt 7C class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 7C class B
2025 Dec
Fire safety class C
2025 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 7C class C
2025 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 7C class C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 7C class C
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7C class B
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 7C class B
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7C class B
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 7C class B
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 7C class C
2025 Dec
Structure and facade class C · closed
2025 Nov
Electrical class C
2025 Nov
PestsApt 6G class C
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 6G class C
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 6G class C
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 7C class C
2025 Nov
PestsApt 7C class C
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 1F class C · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 7E class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7E class A · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 7E class B · closed
2025 May
ElectricalApt 6B class C · closed
2025 May
Doors and windowsApt 6B class B · closed
2025 May
ElectricalApt 6B class C · closed
2025 May
ElectricalApt 4B class C · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 3H class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3H class B · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 3H class B · closed
2025 May
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 May
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 May
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 May
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 May
Leaks class B · closed
2025 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4G class C · closed
2025 Apr
Other conditionsApt 4G class C · closed
2025 Apr
Electrical class C · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Apr
Fire safety class B · closed
and 73 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

Resident complaints to the city

30 heat or hot water, 8 mold, 7 leaks, 6 plumbing, 5 pests, 4 paint or plaster, 2 doors or windows, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs

2026 Jun
Paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 1G
2026 Jun
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3B
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 6H
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, mold, leaksApt 7C
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 4C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 6B
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
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2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2J
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, leaksApt 4C
2025 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 6G
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water, moldApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3H
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Aug
Mold, leaksApt 2H
2025 Apr
Paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 4G
2025 Apr
PestsApt 4G
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4G
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
PlumbingApt 7E
2024 Oct
Mold, pestsApt 1G
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water, plumbing
2024 Oct
Mold, pestsApt 5A
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2024 Oct
MoldApt 7E
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 7G
2024 Aug
AppliancesApt 3B
2024 May
Electrical, plumbingApt 5D
2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 6B
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, pests, leaksApt 3B
2023 Dec
PlumbingApt H
2023 Oct
PlumbingApt 2B
2023 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 2B
2023 Oct
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

9 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

  • Salesno recordNo recorded sale since 2016

Sources

24 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.
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