Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

2117 5 Ave

built 1900 · 3 stories · 2 apartments

Apartments named in these records

City records name 5 apartment labels, more than the 2 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2025, 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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record, most recently 2024
Water service line

Non-Lead (excavation)

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

Pests and cleanliness

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

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2024

Electrical

1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

  • Basementno recordUnknown

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

25 open: 7 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (2), walls, floors and stairs (2), fire safety (1), gas (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C), 18 about paperwork or notices. Also 13 older records from 1981–2011 never closed. 3 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 42 violations on record in all, 1981–2026 — the 41 most recent are listed here

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

12 open: 9 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 2 older than 10 years

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

2 heat or hot water, 2 pests, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 electrical

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 historyno record0 permits since 1990

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

22 datasets

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