# 238 W 71 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/238-west-71-street-manhattan

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

## In one line

1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1892 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 10 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about heat or hot water

## Also on record

- In the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed May 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 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:** Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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)
- **Basement:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 2 open: 2 about building conditions — electrical (1), heat or hot water (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C). 6 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 20 violations on record in all, 2015–2025 — the 8 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:** 2 heat or hot water (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:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Weil Mclain EGH-85), registration current since Jul 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1996 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (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:** 3 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

3 of 10 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/238-west-71-street-manhattan/unit/1a
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/238-west-71-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/238-west-71-street-manhattan/unit/4b

## Registered with the city

- Equity Residential Management (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- E Q R-228 W 71ST LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- EQR-228 WEST 71ST, LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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