197 Lenox Ave

Heat or hot waterApt A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint

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Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

2023 Apr

2019 Nov

2018 Apr

2017 Feb

2015 Oct

2015 Mar

2014 May

2013 Mar

Heat and hot water complaints

10 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

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 8 in the past year

What has happened here

LeaksApt 1B class C · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1B class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1B class C · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 1B class C · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1B class C · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1B complaint

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Plumbing, leaksApt 4B complaint

LeaksApt 1B complaint

LeaksApt 4B complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 4B complaint

LeaksApt 2B class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 2B class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

Leaks class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 4B complaint

Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1A complaint

2024 Feb

LeaksApt 4B complaint

2024 Jan

LeaksApt 1B complaint

2020 Aug

Plumbing permit

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

What has happened here

MoldApt 1B complaint

Mold, pestsApt 2B complaint

Mold, pestsApt 2B complaint

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PestsApt 2B complaint

Fire and safety

2 resolved since 2024

What has happened here

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

1 resolved in 2025

What has happened here

Electrical class C · closed · HPD violation

Flooding

No 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: 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

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

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

Gas

What has happened here

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18

What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

332 open: 316 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (102), leaks (46), smoke or CO detectors (42), fire safety (34); 50 immediately hazardous (class C), 16 about paperwork or notices. Also 29 older records from 1982–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 630 violations on record in all, 1982–2026 — the 398 most recent are listed here

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B

LeaksApt 1B class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B

LeaksApt 1B class B

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LeaksApt 1B class C

PlumbingApt 1B class C

Walls, floors and stairs class C

LeaksApt 1B class C

2026 Sep

Doors and windows class C

Structure and facade class C

Structure and facade class C

2026 Apr

Pests class A · paperwork

LeaksApt 2B class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class A

PlumbingApt 2B class B

Other conditionsApt 2B class C · closed

PlumbingApt 2B class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Doors and windows class C · closed

Electrical class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed

Doors and windows class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Leaks class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class C · closed

and 311 more at the source

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

17 open: 10 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 6 older than 10 years

Construction class - 1

Construction

PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152

2025 Sep

Construction class - 1

2023 Apr

Low Pressure Boiler

2022 May

Construction class - 1

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2015 Mar

2014 May

2013 Mar

Construction class - 2 · never closed

2010 Apr

2003 Oct

Landmark never closed

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

20 heat or hot water, 12 plumbing, 8 paint or plaster, 5 doors or windows, 5 leaks, 4 floors or stairs, 4 general repairs, 4 mold, 4 pests, 1 outside the building, 1 safety

Floors or stairsApt A

Floors or stairsApt A

Floors or stairsApt A

Paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4B

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 1B

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4B

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Paint or plaster, leaksApt 4B

Outside the buildingApt 4B

Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4B

Heat or hot waterApt A

Heat or hot waterApt 3A

Heat or hot waterApt 1A

PlumbingApt 2B

Floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2B

General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2B

Paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2B

Doors or windowsApt 4A

Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 1A

Heat or hot waterApt 2B

Heat or hot waterApt 1B

Heat or hot waterApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 1A

Heat or hot waterApt 4A

Paint or plasterApt 2B

Outside the buildingApt 4B

Doors or windows, leaksApt 4B

Outside the buildingApt 4B

Paint or plasterApt 2B

Doors or windowsApt 4B

General construction permit

Doors or windowsApt 4B

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

2 permits since 1990

2020 Aug

Plumbing permit

2020 Apr

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

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Floors or stairsApt A complaint

Floors or stairsApt A complaint

Floors or stairsApt A complaint

Landmark DOB violation

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Landmark DOB violation

Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint

Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1B complaint

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint

Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint

Outside the buildingApt 4B complaint

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4B complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2B complaint

General repairs, paint or plasterApt 2B complaint

Other conditionsApt 2B class C · closed · HPD violation

Paint or plaster, safetyApt 2B complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint

Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4A complaint

Paint or plasterApt 2B complaint

Outside the buildingApt 4B complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4B complaint

Outside the buildingApt 4B complaint

Paint or plasterApt 2B complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4B complaint