# 173 Ave B, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/173-avenue-b-manhattan > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line Checked in city records: non-lead water line, outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps, no open housing-condition violations (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Housing Maintenance Code Violations, 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:** 9 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Also on record - 40 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 30 of them from 2012 ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: yes (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:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X, X (0.2% annual chance) (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - **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) - **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 0 open. 3 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 3 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** On 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 (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Weil-Mclain BG-676-W), registration current since Nov 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (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:** No energy score on record (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 2 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (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 2 of 9 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/173-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/1a - Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/173-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/3b ## Registered with the city - LESPMHA INC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - LESPMHA HDFC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COPORAT ION (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/173-avenue-b-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/173-avenue-b-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=173-avenue-b-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt