161 Manhattan Ave

Fire safety class B · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 5B class B · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt 1D class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class C · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 5A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class A · HPD violation

2021 Feb

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · HPD violation

2020 May

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation

2019 Apr

2019 Mar

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class B · HPD violation

2018 May

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class B · HPD violation

2018 Apr

2016 Jan

Ll11/98-Local Law 11/98 - Facade never closed · DOB violation

2014 Mar

2013 Dec

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) never closed · DOB violation

2012 Nov

Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation

2012 Sep

Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed May 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

6 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

2026 Jan

2026 Jan

2025 Dec

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Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint

2024 Jul

Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

2017 Mar

2016 Nov

Fuel burning permit

2014 May

Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation

2000 Apr

Fuel burning permit

1997 Sep

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

1997 Feb

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

1995 Aug

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

1994 Mar

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

1993 Mar

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

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain 1288), registration current since Dec 2025

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 Jun 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2017 (2 on record)

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 complaints

4 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2026

What has happened here

PlumbingApt 1A class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 5A class B · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 3A complaint

Plumbing complaint

LeaksApt 5B class B · closed · HPD violation

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Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026

What has happened here

Mold class A · HPD violation

2026 Jul

PestsApt 1B class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1B class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 1B class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 5A class C · closed · HPD violation

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PestsApt 3A complaint

MoldApt 1D class B · HPD violation

PestsApt 1D class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 3D class B · HPD violation

PestsApt 1A class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 1A class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 3A class C · HPD violation

MoldApt 5B class B · HPD violation

2024 Jan

PestsApt 3C complaint

2023 Oct

PestsApt 3C class C · HPD violation

2022 Sep

PestsApt 1A class C · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 5B class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 2B complaint

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19

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

22 open: 22 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (8), pests (6), mold (4), smoke or CO detectors (2); 6 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 475 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 97 most recent are listed here

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class A

2026 Jul

PestsApt 1B class C · closed

PlumbingApt 1A class B

PestsApt 1B class C

PestsApt 1A class C · closed

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed

PestsApt 1B class C · closed

LeaksApt 5A class B · closed

PestsApt 5A class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · closed

Fire safetyApt 5B class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · closed

LeaksApt 5B class B · closed

ElectricalApt 5B class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed

MoldApt 1D class B

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed

Doors and windowsApt 1D class A · closed

PestsApt 1D class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 5A class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3D class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3D class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B

PestsApt 3A class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1D class B

2019 Mar

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class B

2018 May

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class B

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

2019 Apr

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)

2014 May

Low Pressure Boiler never closed

2014 Mar

Ll11/98-Local Law 11/98 - Facade never closed

2013 Dec

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) never closed

2012 Sep

Construction class - 1 · never closed

1997 Sep

1997 Feb

1995 Aug

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1994 Mar

1993 Mar

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

6 heat or hot water, 4 floors or stairs, 3 general repairs, 2 plumbing, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests

Floors or stairs, plumbing, pestsApt 3A

Heat or hot water, plumbing

Floors or stairsApt 3C

2025 Oct

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3C

General repairsApt 3A

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General repairsApt 2B

Heat or hot waterApt 2B

Floors or stairsApt 5B

Paint or plasterApt 3B

Heat or hot waterApt 3B

2024 Jul

Heat or hot water

Electrical, heat or hot waterApt 2B

Appliances, floors or stairs, pestsApt 3C

Heat or hot water

2024 Jan

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

11 permits since 1990

2020 May

2018 Apr

Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

2017 Mar

2016 Nov

Plumbing permit, Fuel burning permit

2016 Jan

2012 Nov

2000 Apr

Fuel burning permit

and 4 more at the source

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

Everything else on record

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3A class B · closed · HPD violation

Floors or stairsApt 3A complaint

2025 Oct

Floors or stairsApt 3C complaint

2025 Oct

Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3C complaint

General repairsApt 3A complaint

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General repairsApt 2B complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1C class B · closed · HPD violation

Floors or stairsApt 5B complaint

Paint or plasterApt 3B complaint

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3D class B · HPD violation