# 170 W 85 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Also known as 172 W 85 St, 513 Amsterdam Ave, 515 Amsterdam Ave, 517 Amsterdam Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line City records list the water service line as lead (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) ## The building - **Year built:** 1900 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 27 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - City records list the water service line as lead - 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 nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed Feb 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - **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) - **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 4 open: 4 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (2), leaks (1), mold (1). Also 37 older records from 1974–2014 never closed. 117 violations on record in all, 1974–2023 — the 41 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 6 open: 2 about building conditions, 4 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 2 heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-32), registration current since Jan 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1998 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 31 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 8 of 27 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1EF: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/1ef - Apt 1ER: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/1er - Apt 2EF: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/2ef - Apt 2WR: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/2wr - Apt 3EF: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/3ef - Apt 3WR: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/3wr - Apt 4EF: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/4ef - Apt 4ER: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/unit/4er ## Registered with the city - VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 170 WEST 85 STREET HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 170 W 85 ST HDFC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/170-west-85-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/170-west-85-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=170-west-85-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt