# 174 E 90 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-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 1600 3 Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

20 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 34 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 20 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and heat or hot water
- 4 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2018–2024 are still open
- 22 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 133 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Sep 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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 (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- **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:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 140 open: 133 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (35), walls, floors and stairs (26), leaks (22), doors and windows (16); 20 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2001 never closed. 17 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 239 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 158 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 21 open: 7 about building conditions, 10 about filings or paperwork, 4 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 22 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 50 heat or hot water, 15 general repairs, 5 doors or windows, 5 safety, 2 pests, 2 plumbing, 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## 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:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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:** 18 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

16 of 34 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/1b
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/2c
- Apt 2D: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/2d
- Apt 2H: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/2h
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/3a
- Apt 3E: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/3e
- Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/3f
- Apt 4A: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/4a
- Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/4d
- Apt 4E: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/4e
- Apt 5C: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/5c
- Apt 5E: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/5e
- Apt 5F: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/5f
- Apt 5G: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/5g
- Apt 5H: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/unit/5h

## Registered with the city

- Eljay Realty Co. (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- L SHAFFER COMPANY LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

- Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/174-east-90-street-manhattan/records
- The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/174-east-90-street-manhattan
- Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp
- Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=174-east-90-street-manhattan
- How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt
