Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

242 W 116 St

built 1920 · 5 stories · 8 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 7 3Apt 8 1

2 of this building’s 8 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.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record
What has happened here
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2021 Nov
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
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2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
2014 Feb
Heating/ventilation permit
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2021, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-16 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jan
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2023 Oct
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2022 Nov
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
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2022 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2022 Aug
Construction DOB violation
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Doors and windows class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B · HPD violation
2014 Feb
Construction fence permit, General construction permit
2012 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2012 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2012 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2009 Nov
General construction permit
  • 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

Water and pipes

Issues on record, most recently 2022
What has happened here
2022 Jan
LeaksApt 7 class C · HPD violation
2014 Mar
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record, most recently 2022
What has happened here
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Pests class C · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record, most recently 2022
What has happened here
2022 Jan
Electrical class C · 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 2026-10-17
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

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
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 2026-10-17
What this counts

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

146 open: 139 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (30), heat or hot water (23), doors and windows (19), smoke or CO detectors (18); 59 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. Also 45 older records from 1975–2016 never closed. 432 violations on record in all, 1975–2026 — the 191 most recent are listed here

2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class C
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2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Structure and facade class I
2022 Jan
Doors and windows class C
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2022 Jan
Doors and windows class B
2022 Jan
Pests class C
2022 Jan
Electrical class C
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class C
2022 Jan
LeaksApt 7 class C
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class C
2022 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7 class B
and 166 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

2014 Mar
Plumbing permit, Construction fence permit, General construction permit, Heating/ventilation permit
2009 Nov
General construction permit
and 3 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-16 · 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 Sep
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2026 Jun
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2026 Mar
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2026 Mar
EN-EGRDEA Energy Grade - LL33 DOB violation
2025 Dec
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
Show 2 more
2025 Sep
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84 DOB violation
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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