# 22 Watts St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/22-watts-street-manhattan

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Also known as 521 Broome St: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

In a FEMA AE flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1910 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 7 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- In a FEMA AE flood zone
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

## Also on record

- 48 flood insurance claims in this census tract since 1978, 18 of them from 2012
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- In the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Facade filed as safe (Oct 2025) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, 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:** Safe (cycle 10, filed Oct 2025) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **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)
- **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:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2015–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** no complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (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:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026 (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:** 8 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Dec 2020, last expired Jul 2023 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Registered with the city

- 521 Broome Street LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 521 Broome Street LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 521 BROOME STREET LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

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