Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

1943 3 Ave

built 1959 · 20 stories · 115 apartments
Also known as 1945 3 Ave, 1947 3 Ave, 1953 3 Ave, 1955 3 Ave, 1957 3 Ave, 1959 3 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT · 22 other buildings here list it; NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. · 12 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

Apt 3A 1Apt 5B 5Apt 5F 1Apt 7D 1Apt 7E 3Apt 8A 1Apt 10A 2Apt 10E 1Apt 11A 5Apt 13A 2Apt 14B 1Apt 16E 5Apt 17A 1Apt 18B 2Apt 18E 4Apt 19B 1Apt 19D 1Apt 20A 3Apt 20B 1Apt 20D 2

20 of this building’s 115 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

In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X (0.2% annual chance)

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

Issues on record (2025) · 12 complaints, 2024–2026 · 7 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 9 more
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 18B class A · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 20A complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 20A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5F complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 16E complaint
Heat and hot water complaints

6 heat or hot water complaints

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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 18B class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 18E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Plumbing complaint
2024 Aug
PlumbingApt 16E complaint
2021 Aug
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2025) · 2 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Pests complaint
2026 Aug
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Apr
MoldApt 14B class B · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Unsanitary conditionsApt 7E complaint
Show 4 more
2024 Apr
PestsApt 10E complaint
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Jul
PestsApt 3A class C · HPD violation
2022 Apr
MoldApt 11A class B · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
2025 Apr
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 19D class B · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 19B class B · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 18E class B · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7D class B · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 13A class C · paperwork · HPD violation
Show 1 more
2024 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 13A class C · paperwork · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jul
ElectricalApt 10A class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 18E class A · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7E class B · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20B class B · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20D class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20A class B · closed · HPD violation
2023 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 16E class C · HPD violation
Show 9 more
2023 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17A class A · HPD violation
2023 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20D class A · HPD violation
2022 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11A class A · HPD violation
2022 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11A class A · HPD violation
2022 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2019 Aug
General construction permit
2016 Sep
General construction permit
2015 May
General construction permit
2014 Apr
Scaffold permit
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Apr 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Sep 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

Energy

EnergyWhole tax lot

ENERGY STAR score 1 (2024 report), reported for all of Franklin Plaza 1656 (14 buildings)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

31 open: 24 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (9), smoke or CO detectors (8), mold (3), doors and windows (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 1992 never closed. 10 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 98 violations on record in all, 1992–2026 — the 42 most recent are listed here

2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 18E class A
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7E class B
2025 Jul
ElectricalApt 10A class B
2025 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 18B class A
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20B class B
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20D class B
Show 27 more
2025 Apr
MoldApt 14B class B
2025 Apr
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 8A class B · closed
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10A class B · closed
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 18B class B · closed
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 18E class B · closed
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 18E class B · closed
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20A class B · closed
2024 Sep
Other conditionsApt 7E class B · closed
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 19D class B · paperwork
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 19B class B · paperwork
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 18E class B · paperwork · closed
2024 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7D class B · paperwork · closed
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2024 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 13A class C · paperwork
2024 Apr
Lead-based paintApt 13A class C · paperwork
2023 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16E class B
2023 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16E class B
2023 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 16E class C
2023 Jul
PestsApt 3A class C
2023 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17A class A
2023 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 20D class A
2022 Apr
MoldApt 11A class B
2022 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 11A class B
2022 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 11A class B
2022 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11A class A
2022 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11A class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

10 open: 1 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork

2025 Feb
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
2024 Dec
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
2024 Aug
Failure To Benchmark
2024 May
Failure To Benchmark
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
Show 2 more
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2022 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
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

Permit history

19 permits since 1990

2021 Aug
Plumbing permit
2019 Aug
General construction permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2016 Sep
General construction permit
Show 2 more
2015 May
General construction permit
2014 Apr
Scaffold permit
and 9 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
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 8A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 18E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2024 Dec
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2024 Sep
Other conditionsApt 7E class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 11 more
2024 Aug
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2024 May
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2023 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16E class B · HPD violation
2023 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 16E class B · HPD violation
2022 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 11A class B · HPD violation
2022 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 11A class B · HPD violation
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit
2017 Jan
Sign permit

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

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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