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built 1927 · 9 stories · 44 apartments · BIN 1031996 · BBL 1012110056
- Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program
- In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval
- Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation)
- Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC, 170 WEST 81ST OWNERS CORP, 170 WEST 81ST OWNERS
Apartments named in these records
Structure and facade
Issues on recordShow 5 more
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)
What this counts
Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle
In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Apr 2020, last expired Apr 2021
Heat and hot water
No issues on recordBoiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain LGB-16), registration current since Dec 2023
Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2023
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
Older records on fileNon-Lead (excavation)
Pests and cleanliness
Older records on fileFire and safety
Older records on fileElectrical
Older records on fileFlooding
No issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Elevators
Issues on record, most recently 20252 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
What this counts
Active elevator devices registered to this building ID
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn 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. Co-op or condo on the list: renters who moved in after conversion are not covered
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 STAR score 82 (2024 report)
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
8 open: 1 about building conditions, 7 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
22 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
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- HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 28 older records from 1997–2016 never closed. 29 violations on record in all, 1997–2022 — the 28 most recent are listed here
- Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- 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
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
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
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.