172 Ave B

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023

What has happened here

2023 Oct

VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation

2023 Oct

VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation

2023 Oct

VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation

2021 May

Elevators class - 1 · DOB violation

2020 May

Elevator DOB violation

Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026

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

What has happened here

2026 Jan

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

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

20 open: 10 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork, 6 older than 10 years

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

3 heat or hot water, 1 general repairs, 1 mold, 1 plumbing, 1 unsanitary conditions

2026 Feb

Heat or hot waterApt 1

2026 Jan

Heat or hot waterApt 2

2026 Jan

PlumbingApt 2

2026 Jan

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2

2026 Jan

General repairs, moldApt 2

2025 Nov

Heat or hot water

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

13 permits since 1990

2025 Apr

General construction permit

2008 Jun

Sprinklers permit

2008 Jun

Fire protection permit

2008 Mar

Plumbing permit, General construction permit

2007 Sep

Plumbing permit, General construction permit

2003 Dec

New building permit

2003 Jul

Standpipe permit, Sprinklers permit

and 6 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

2026 Feb

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation

2026 Feb

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation

2026 Jan

General repairsApt 2 complaint

2024 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

2023 Nov

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

2005 May

Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation

HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 4 older records from 2005 never closed. 10 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 24 violations on record in all, 2005–2026 — the 14 most recent are listed here

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

Energyno record

Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

23 datasets

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Apartments named in these records

Heat and hot water

Water and pipes

Pests and cleanliness

Fire and safety

Electrical

Structure and facade

Flooding

Elevators

Gas

General condition and all records

Nothing on record

Sources

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR