255 W End Ave — all records — Blueflo

Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

built 1917 · 15 stories · 57 apartments

Registered with the city: SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP · 46 other buildings here list it; 255 WEST END AVE CORP; 255 WEST END AVE OWNERS CORP

Heat and hot water

Older records on file

What has happened here

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-150), registration current since Feb 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · 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 2026-10-21 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2020 (2 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record

What has happened here

Plumbing permit

Plumbing permit

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

2 resolved since 2024

What has happened here

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2025

What has happened here

General construction permit

General construction permit

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

General construction permit

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Hazardous Condition (Facade) DOB violation

Show 4 more

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

General construction permit

Facade rating

Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Jul 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-21 · See the facade filings at DOB →

What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · See the shed permits at DOB →

What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension

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

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21

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

Elevators

No issues on record

Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →

What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 99 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25

What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

4 open: 2 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (2), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 1994 never closed. 3 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 37 violations on record in all, 1994–2026 — the 8 most recent are listed here

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

DOB violations

3 open: 3 about building conditions

Construction class - 2

Construction class - 2

Hazardous Condition (Facade)

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

Permit history

53 permits since 1990

Plumbing permit

General construction permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Protection and mechanical methods permit

General construction permit

General construction permit

Protection and mechanical methods permit

Plumbing permit

Show 2 more

Boiler equipment permit

General construction permit

and 43 more at the source

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

Suspended scaffold permit

Protection and mechanical methods permit

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Protection and mechanical methods permit

Boiler equipment permit

Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed · HPD violation

Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
SalesfoundNo recorded sale since 2016; 34 apartment sales since 2016

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

Sources

24 datasets

FEMA

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-21
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09

NYC DCP

NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-21
PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24

NYC DEP

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)2026-10-21
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates2026-01-30

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03

NYC DOB

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-21
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-21
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-21
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-21
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-20
DOB Safety Violations2026-10-21
DOB Violations2026-10-21

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84)2025-11-25

NYC DOF

NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales2026-06-09

NYC HPD

Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-21
Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-21
Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
Registration Contacts2026-08-12

NYC OTI

AddressPoint2026-07-07
Building Footprints2026-10-19

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations)2025-11-30

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