Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

2049 5 Ave

built 1921 · 7 stories · 24 apartments
Registered with the city: Esra Management · 7 other buildings here list it; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP · 4 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

12 of this building’s 24 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.

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 28 complaints, 2024–2026 · 8 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 7C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5C class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 40 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7C complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2024 Sep
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 7C complaint
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
1992 Feb
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal Fst-60 FEDERAL FST-60), registration expired since Feb 1992

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 Jul 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1992

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

19 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 25 complaints, 2025–2026 · 13 in the past year

Electrical

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

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

Below grade

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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
Elevators

1 active elevator; 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

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

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

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 48 (2024 report)

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

49 open: 49 about building conditions — pests (19), walls, floors and stairs (10), smoke or CO detectors (6), doors and windows (3); 19 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 496 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 150 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 5C class B
2026 Aug
MoldApt 5C class B
2026 May
MoldApt 7C class B
2026 May
MoldApt 7C class A · closed
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6D class B
2026 May
LeaksApt 6D class B
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Show 42 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5C class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safetyApt 6D class C
2025 Oct
Fire safetyApt 6D class C
2025 Oct
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class A · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class A · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class A · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windows class A · closed
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class A · closed
2025 Mar
PestsApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Mar
Other conditionsApt 6D class A · closed
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 6D class B · closed
2025 Mar
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Feb
PestsApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 6D class B · closed
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Feb
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D class C · closed
2025 Feb
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Feb
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Feb
Other conditionsApt 6D class B · closed
2025 Jan
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 6D class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 3A class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 3A class C
2024 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 6D class A
2024 Mar
PestsApt 7D class B
2024 Mar
PestsApt 2B class C
2024 Mar
PestsApt 2B class C
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
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

Resident complaints to the city

28 heat or hot water, 23 plumbing, 10 paint or plaster, 6 leaks, 5 floors or stairs, 3 electrical, 2 doors or windows, 2 general repairs, 1 appliances, 1 safety

2026 May
Appliances, electrical, general repairsApt 6B
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2026 Feb
Plumbing
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 7A
Show 64 more
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 6D
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 6D
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, plumbing, leaksApt 6D
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 7A
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 6D
2026 Feb
Plumbing
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 6D
2026 Jan
Electrical, general repairsApt 5C
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 6D
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt 6D
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 6D
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 6D
2025 Jan
Plumbing
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbing, leaksApt 6D
2025 Jan
Floors or stairs, safety, leaksApt 6D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 6D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 6D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6D
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 3C
2024 Sep
Plumbing
2024 Sep
Heat or hot water
2024 Sep
Plumbing
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, safety, pestsApt 5B
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 6D
2024 Mar
PestsApt 7A
2024 Mar
PestsApt 7D
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, electrical, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 6B
2024 Mar
PestsApt 6D
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 6D
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D
2024 Feb
PestsApt 6D
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 7C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 7C
2023 Nov
PestsApt 6D
2023 Nov
PestsApt 7D
2023 Oct
General repairsApt 2B
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

9 permits since 1990

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
2026 May
Appliances, general repairsApt 6B complaint
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2026 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2026 Feb
Floors or stairsApt 6D complaint
Show 33 more
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 5C complaint
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4C class B · HPD violation
2025 Apr
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
2025 Mar
Other conditionsApt 6D class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D complaint
2025 Feb
Other conditionsApt 6D class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Floors or stairs, safetyApt 6D complaint
2024 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2024 Aug
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2024 May
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 5B complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6B complaint
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 6D complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 6D complaint
2024 Feb
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2023 Dec
Failure To Post Energy Grade/Score DOB violation
2023 Nov
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2023 Oct
General repairsApt 2B complaint
2023 Aug
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2023 May
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2023 Feb
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2022 Dec
Failure To Post Energy Grade/Score DOB violation
2022 Nov
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2022 Aug
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2022 Jun
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2021 Apr
Failure To Post Energy Grade/Score DOB violation
2019 Aug
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation
2019 May
Failure To Benchmark DOB violation

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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