Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

16 Ave A

built 1920 · 5 stories · 56 apartments
Also known as 153 E 2 St, 20 Ave A — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

16 of this building’s 56 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

Flooding

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: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); 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
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2025

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 43 complaints, 2024–2026 · 34 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5M complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5M complaint
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2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5M complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Sep
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 5M complaint
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3B class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2J complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4G complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4G complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4G complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3G complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5C class C · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3G complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5K complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2J complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4G class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3H class C · HPD violation
1994 Sep
LL6291 Boiler never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning no6fuel (Crotty Mwb-79 CROTTY MWB-79), registration cancelled since Jan 1900

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 Oct 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

Heat and hot water complaints

28 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)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (not verified)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 17 complaints, 2025–2026 · 16 in the past year

Electrical

4 complaints, 2026

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 61 (2022 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

17 open: 17 about building conditions — fire safety (7), heat or hot water (4), walls, floors and stairs (4), pests (1); 10 immediately hazardous (class C). 15 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 125 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 32 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

10 open: 6 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

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

43 heat or hot water, 10 safety, 8 doors or windows, 7 pests, 7 unsanitary conditions, 6 plumbing, 5 mold, 4 electrical, 4 floors or stairs, 3 general repairs, 3 leaks, 2 paint or plaster, 1 appliances

2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Safety
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5M
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, plumbing, safety, pests, leaksApt 5M
2026 Oct
General repairs, heat or hot water, safety, unsanitary conditions
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2026 Oct
SafetyApt 5M
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, mold, pests, leaksApt 5M
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5M
2026 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 5M
2026 Oct
Floors or stairs, moldApt 5M
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Sep
Heat or hot water
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, electrical, safety, pestsApt 5M
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, electrical, heat or hot water, safetyApt 5M
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water
2026 Aug
Electrical
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Aug
Safety
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water
2026 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 5M
2026 Aug
Safety, unsanitary conditions
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Apr
MoldApt 3A
2026 Mar
PestsApt 4C
2026 Mar
PestsApt 4C
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, mold, pestsApt 5M
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water, safety
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2J
2026 Jan
AppliancesApt 2E
2026 Jan
PestsApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Dec
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, plumbingApt 2M
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4G
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4G
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4G
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 5L
2025 Sep
General repairs, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 4F
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2024 May
MoldApt 2G
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5K
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2J
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2023 Oct
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

Permit history

107 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

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

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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