256 Clinton St — all records — Blueflo

Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

built 1975 · 26 stories · 250 apartments

Also known as 286 South St, 291 South St — one building, several doors.

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X, X (0.2% annual chance)

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

Heat and hot water

No issues on record

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Bryan CL-120-WT-GI), registration current since Jan 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-16 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2020 (5 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-16

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

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record

What has happened here

Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2023

What has happened here

Construction fence permit

General construction permit

Construction fence permit

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Construction class - 1 · DOB violation

Facade Safety Program DOB violation

Facade rating

Safe (cycle 10, filed Jan 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-17 · See the facade filings at DOB →

What this counts

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

Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Aug 2018, last expired Jul 2026
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

No issues on record

Elevators

4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Nov 2025

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-16 · 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 14 (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

DOB violations

3 open: 3 about building conditions

Construction class - 1

Construction class - 1

Facade Safety Program

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

42 permits since 1990

Construction fence permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Protection and mechanical methods permit

General construction permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Sprinklers permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Supported scaffold permit

Show 2 more

Construction fence permit

Suspended scaffold permit

and 32 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

Suspended scaffold permit

Protection and mechanical methods permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Supported scaffold permit

Suspended scaffold permit

HPD violationsfound0 open
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

Gasno record

Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

22 datasets

FEMA

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-17
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09

NYC DCP

NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-17
PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24

NYC DEP

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)2026-10-16
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates2026-01-30

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03

NYC DOB

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-16
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-16
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-16
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-17
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-16
DOB Safety Violations2026-10-17
DOB Violations2026-10-17

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

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

NYC HPD

Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-17
Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-17
Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12

NYC OTI

AddressPoint2026-07-07
Building Footprints2026-10-11

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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

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