Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

252 Broome St

built 1890 · 6 stories · 17 apartments
Registered with the city: SMA EQUITIES · 1 other building here list it; SMGB BROOME LLC / DDCM BROOME · 2 other buildings here list it; SM 303 BROOME DE, LLC · 3 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1 1Apt 2 3Apt 3 3Apt 6 1Apt 8 2Apt 9 8Apt 10 11Apt 11 5Apt 13 2Apt 14 2Apt 15 6

11 of this building’s 17 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt 11 class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 8 more
2023 May
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2023 May
Fire safetyApt 14 class C · HPD violation
2022 Jan
Fire safetyApt 15 class C · HPD violation
2021 Dec
Fire safetyApt 14 class C · HPD violation
2021 Nov
Fire safetyApt 15 class C · HPD violation
2018 Oct
Fire safetyApt 9 class B · HPD violation
2005 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 13 class C · never closed · HPD violation
2005 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 13 class C · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11 class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Construction fence permit
2024 Mar
General construction permit
2024 Jan
Doors and windows class A · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 5 more
2023 Nov
General construction permit
2019 Aug
General construction permit
2019 Mar
General construction permit
2018 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B · HPD violation
2017 Dec
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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2024) · 8 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 29 more
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 10 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 9 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 9 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2022 Apr
Heat or hot water class B · HPD violation
2019 Mar
Heating/ventilation permit
2017 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat and hot water complaints

6 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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

9 complaints, 2024–2026 · 5 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 15 complaint
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 15 complaint
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 9 complaint
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 9 complaint
2025 Dec
Plumbing complaint
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 3 complaint
Show 6 more
2025 Jun
LeaksApt 3 complaint
2025 Apr
Plumbing complaint
2024 Dec
Plumbing complaint
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt 10 complaint
2019 Mar
Plumbing permit
2018 Jul
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
MoldApt 11 class A · HPD violation
2026 Aug
MoldApt 11 complaint
2026 Jul
MoldApt 11 complaint
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
MoldApt 3 complaint
2025 Jun
PestsApt 8 complaint
Show 9 more
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Apr
MoldApt 6 complaint
2024 Jun
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2024 Jun
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2024 Jan
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2023 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2023 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · HPD violation
2018 Oct
MoldApt 9 class B · 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 2026-10-19
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

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

23 open: 23 about building conditions — fire safety (10), heat or hot water (4), rubbish and cleanliness (3), mold (2); 12 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 3 older records from 2005 never closed. 12 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 149 violations on record in all, 2005–2026 — the 38 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt 11 class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 11 class B
2026 Aug
MoldApt 11 class A
2026 May
Other conditions class A
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 Jun
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
Show 29 more
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed
2024 Jan
Doors and windows class A
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
2024 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class A · closed
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 9 class C · closed
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 10 class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 10 class C · closed
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water class C
2023 Dec
Fire safetyApt 2 class C · closed
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2 class C · closed
2023 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2023 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2023 May
Fire safety class C
2023 May
Fire safetyApt 14 class C
2022 Apr
Heat or hot water class B
2022 Jan
Fire safetyApt 15 class C
2021 Dec
Fire safetyApt 14 class C
2021 Nov
Fire safetyApt 15 class C
2018 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B
2018 Oct
MoldApt 9 class B
2018 Oct
Fire safetyApt 9 class B
2005 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 13 class C · never closed
2005 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 13 class C · never closed
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

Permit history

35 permits since 1990

2024 Mar
Construction fence permit
2024 Mar
General construction permit
2023 Nov
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2019 Aug
General construction permit
2019 Mar
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2017 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
and 29 more at the source
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 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 15 complaint
2026 Aug
Doors or windowsApt 15 complaint
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 8 complaint
2026 May
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2024 Jun
Doors or windows, safety complaint
2024 Jun
Safety complaint
Show 1 more
2024 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 10 complaint
  • DOB violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
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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