Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

171 Spring St

built 1861 · 4 stories · 3 apartments

Apartments named in these records

1 of this building’s 3 apartments is 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.

Heat and hot water

1 complaint, 2025
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (3 Dunkirks Pwb5-3 3 DUNKIRKS PWB5-3), registration expired since May 1993

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1996

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

  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2025
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

2 complaints, 2025

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here

Structure and facade

No issues on record
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Apr 2021, last expired Apr 2022

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

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 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

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork

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

2 pests, 1 general repairs, 1 heat or hot water, 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing

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

26 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

  • HPD violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

22 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.
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