Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

176 9 Ave

built 1940 · 5 stories · 57 apartments
Also known as 178 9 Ave, 360 W 21 St — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 3B 2Apt 3L 1

2 of this building’s 57 apartments are 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.

Flooding

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: 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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3L complaint
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith LO28-S-12), registration current since Jun 2025

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

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Older records on file
What has happened here
2019 Oct
Plumbing permit
2016 Mar
Plumbing permit
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit
1990 Feb
LeaksApt 3B class B · never closed · HPD violation
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
2020 Aug
Sprinklers permit
1986 May
Fire safety class A · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2019 Sep
General construction permit
2016 May
General construction permit
2016 Mar
General construction permit
2015 Nov
General construction permit
1990 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • 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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2017 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 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

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

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
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

DOB violations

6 open: 3 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork

2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2017 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2016 Nov
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
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

1 heat or hot water

2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3L
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

38 permits since 1990

2021 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
2020 Aug
Sprinklers permit
2019 Oct
Plumbing permit
2019 Sep
General construction permit
2016 May
General construction permit
2016 Mar
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
and 30 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
2021 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 3 older records from 1986–1990 never closed. 8 violations on record in all, 1986–2022 — the 3 most recent are listed here

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record

Sources

23 datasets

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

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