# 179 Ave B, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/179-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 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1900 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests ## Also on record - 40 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 30 of them from 2012 - City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Not required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings (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 (field inspection) (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 2026-10-19) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (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) - **Basement:** Unknown (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 2 open: 2 about building conditions — fire safety (1), pests (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). 10 further violations from 2026 were closed. 50 violations on record in all, 2009–2026 — the 12 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 12 open: 3 about filings or paperwork, 9 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 5 heat or hot water, 2 doors or windows, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (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 2026-10-19) - **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:** 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:** 12 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (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 4 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/179-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/1 - Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/179-avenue-b-manhattan/unit/4 ## Registered with the city - BIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 179 AVENUE B REALTY LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 179 AVENUE B REALTY, LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/179-avenue-b-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/179-avenue-b-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=179-avenue-b-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt