160 Ralph Ave — building record — Blueflo

Building record from city data · BROOKLYN, NY

Printed 2026-10-21 from blueflo.tech/b/160-ralph-avenue-brooklyn, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

Also known as 164 Ralph Ave, 166 Ralph Ave, 709 Macon St — one building, several doors.

built 1927 · 4 stories · 6 apartments · BIN 3046670 · BBL 3016680051

Worth knowing

Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

Source: NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, PLUTO (tax lot data) · as of 2024-07-03

Worth knowing

Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

Also on record

City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

Clean in the records

Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection)
Boiler inspection filed Jan 2026 with no defects reported
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone
No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years
No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter

Registered with the city

164 RALPH AVENUE HDFC

Worth knowing

Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

Source: NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, PLUTO (tax lot data) · as of 2024-07-03

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2R 1 Apt 3 1 Apt 4R 10

3 of this building’s 6 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.

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

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

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

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (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

Heat and hot water

Older records on file

What has happened here

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

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Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham 5008-B), registration expired since Sep 2022

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2016

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

No issues on record

What has happened here

Plumbing permit

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file

What has happened here

Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file

What has happened here

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file

What has happened here

Electrical class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B · never closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · never closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · never closed · HPD violation

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Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

Structure and facade class C · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed · HPD violation

Doors and windows class A · never closed · HPD violation

Doors and windows class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation

Doors and windows class A · never closed · HPD violation

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

2 open: 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 30 older records from 1983–2009 never closed. 2 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 40 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 34 most recent are listed here

Pests class A · paperwork

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

Pests class A · paperwork

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed

Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed

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Lead-based paintApt 4R class C · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 4R class B · never closed

Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · never closed

Doors and windowsApt 4R class A · never closed

Structure and facade class C · never closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B · never closed

Electrical class B · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed

Doors and windows class A · never closed

Doors and windows class A · never closed

Other conditions class A · never closed

Other conditions class B · never closed

Other conditions class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed

Doors and windows class A · never closed

and 5 more at the source

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

14 open: 1 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork, 4 older than 10 years

Low Pressure Boiler

Low Pressure Boiler never closed

Construction non-hazardous · never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

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Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

Cranes and Derricks hazardous · never closed

Construction non-hazardous · never closed

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

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

Plumbing permit, Boiler permit

and 1 more at the source

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

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Paint or plasterApt 3 complaint

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Cranes and Derricks hazardous · never closed · DOB violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B · never closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class A · never closed · HPD violation

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Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class A · never closed · HPD violation

Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints. None in the last 2 years, but 1 earlier complaint on record from 2023

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

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

23 datasets

FEMA

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

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)2026-10-20
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates2026-01-30

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

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84)2025-11-25

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

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations)2025-11-30

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.