Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

252 W 73 St

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built 1888 · 4 stories · 10 apartments · BIN 1030526 · BBL 1011640053

Worth knowing
2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020 are still open
Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-18
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

252 WEST 73RD STREET INC, 252 W 73 ST INC

Worth knowing
2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020 are still open
Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-18

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1A 2Apt 1B 1Apt 2A 1Apt 2B 4

4 of this building’s 10 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

2 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2012 Jun
Boilers class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2012 Mar
Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Burnham V904A), registration current since Apr 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2012 (2 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

2 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)

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2013 Jun
Plumbing permit
2012 Dec
Plumbing permit
2012 Mar
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

3 resolved since 2024
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
2013 Apr
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation
2013 Apr
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2025 Oct
General construction permit
2022 Nov
General construction permit
2020 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2020 Aug
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class B · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Doors and windows class C · never closed · HPD violation
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2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 2B class A · never closed · HPD violation
2013 May
General construction permit
2013 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
2013 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2B class C · never closed · HPD violation
2012 Dec
General construction permit
2012 Mar
General construction permit
2011 Dec
General construction permit
2008 Jul
Construction never closed · DOB violation
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits 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

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

General condition and all records

DOB violations

4 open: 2 about building conditions, 2 older than 10 years

2020 Aug
Construction class - 1
2020 Aug
Construction class - 1
2012 Jun
Boilers class - 2 · never closed
2008 Jul
Construction never closed
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

2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
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 history

12 permits since 1990

2025 Oct
General construction permit
2022 Nov
General construction permit
2013 Jun
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2012 Dec
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2012 Mar
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit, General construction permit
2011 Dec
General construction permit
and 6 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
2014 Jan
Other conditionsApt 1B class C · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Other conditionsApt 2A class C · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · never closed · HPD violation
2014 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2B class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 13 older records from 2013–2014 never closed. 3 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 30 violations on record in all, 1986–2026 — the 16 most recent are listed here

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
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

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.