Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

157 Manhattan Ave

built 1941 · 6 stories · 24 apartments
Registered with the city: MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. · 34 other buildings here list it; 153 MANHATTAN AVE HDFC; 153 MANHATTAN AVENUE HDFC · 2 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

6 of this building’s 24 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed May 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 Jan 2021, last expired Jan 2022
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2023) · 7 complaints, 2025–2026 · 6 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Electrical

Issues on record (2023) · 4 complaints, 2026

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
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

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). Listed under the 421-a tax program, so stabilization can end when the exemption does

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

47 open: 47 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (16), fire safety (9), doors and windows (8), leaks (5); 5 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2002 never closed. 11 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 359 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 59 most recent are listed here

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, 1 about filings or paperwork, 3 older than 10 years

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

19 doors or windows, 13 paint or plaster, 9 floors or stairs, 6 mold, 5 electrical, 4 leaks, 4 plumbing, 3 appliances, 1 general repairs, 1 heat or hot water, 1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions

2026 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2026 Aug
Appliances, plumbingApt 3B
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2026 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 3B
2026 Jul
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 3B
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 3B
2026 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 3B
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2026 Jun
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 3B
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2026 May
Floors or stairsApt 3B
2026 May
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 3B
2026 May
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 5B
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, safety, leaksApt 3B
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 2D
2024 Aug
Paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 3B
2024 Jul
Appliances, electrical, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 3B
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3B
2024 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 3B
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 3B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, leaksApt 3B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

3 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 Aug
AppliancesApt 3B complaint
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2026 Jul
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2026 Jul
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
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2026 Jun
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2026 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 Jun
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2026 May
Floors or stairsApt 3B complaint
2026 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2025 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 5B complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2025 May
Doors or windowsApt 3B complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 3B complaint
2025 Apr
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Other conditionsApt 3B class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2024 Jul
Appliances, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2024 Apr
Floors or stairsApt 3B complaint
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairsApt 3B complaint
2023 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B · HPD violation

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

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