Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

257 Audubon Ave

built 1906 · 5 stories · 21 apartments
Also known as 534 W 178 St — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

17 of this building’s 21 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 43 complaints, 2024–2026 · 30 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 42 class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 53 complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 33 complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
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2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 41 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 41 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 44 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 33 complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 43 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 33 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2016 Apr
Boiler permit
2015 May
Fuel burning permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Supreme D2-30-5), registration current since May 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 Jul 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 2016 (5 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

31 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-18 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year

Fire and safety

3 resolved since 2025

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025–2026

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

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

Gas

General condition and all records

HPD violations

33 open: 33 about building conditions — gas (18), walls, floors and stairs (7), heat or hot water (2), doors and windows (1); 18 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 763 violations on record in all, 1995–2026 — the 108 most recent are listed here

2026 Jun
GasApt 31 class C
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class A
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 4 class A
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class C
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4 class A
2026 Jun
PestsApt 4 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 4 class C
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B
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2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 42 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt 22 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 22 class B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 22 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 22 class B
2026 Jun
GasApt 22 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 53 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 44 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 42 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 41 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 34 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 31 class C
2026 Jun
GasApt 1 class C
2026 Apr
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2026 Apr
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2026 Apr
GasApt 53 class C
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 53 class B · closed
2026 Apr
Fire safetyApt 53 class C · closed
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 53 class B · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 53 class B · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 53 class B · closed
2026 Apr
Pests class C · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt 53 class B
2026 Feb
PestsApt 53 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 53 class A · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31 class C · closed
2026 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Dec
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 class C · closed
2025 Dec
GasApt 42 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Other conditionsApt 42 class B · closed
2025 Dec
PestsApt 41 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 41 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 41 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 41 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Dec
MoldApt 44 class A · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 44 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

1 open: 1 older than 10 years

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

43 heat or hot water, 21 general repairs, 7 appliances, 5 unsanitary conditions, 4 paint or plaster, 3 electrical, 3 pests, 1 doors or windows, 1 leaks

2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Sep
Paint or plasterApt 33
2026 Jun
PestsApt 52
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 52
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 52
2026 Jun
Appliances
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 4
2026 May
General repairsApt 31
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2026 Apr
General repairsApt 23
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 32
2026 Mar
AppliancesApt 23
2026 Feb
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 53
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 33
2026 Feb
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 32
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 52
2026 Feb
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 51
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31
2026 Jan
AppliancesApt 4
2026 Jan
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 31
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 32
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jan
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 51
2026 Jan
General repairs
2026 Jan
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 1
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 52
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 2
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 52
2025 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 32
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 1
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 2
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 2
2025 Dec
Appliances, heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 2
2025 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2025 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 2
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Electrical, heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Dec
Appliances, heat or hot waterApt 2
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 52
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Oct
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 51
2025 Jul
PestsApt 52
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditionsApt 52
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 33
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, pests
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, plumbing, pestsApt 521
2024 Jun
AppliancesApt 53
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Unsanitary conditions
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 31
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 32
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 52
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 31
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 34
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Paint or plasterApt 1
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 31
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 43
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 51
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 33
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 52
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

19 permits since 1990

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
Paint or plasterApt 33 complaint
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 4 class A · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 52 complaint
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 52 complaint
2026 Jun
Appliances complaint
2026 Jun
General repairsApt 4 complaint
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2026 May
General repairsApt 31 complaint
2026 Apr
General repairsApt 23 complaint
2026 Mar
AppliancesApt 23 complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 53 complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 32 complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 52 complaint
2026 Feb
General repairsApt 51 complaint
2026 Jan
AppliancesApt 4 complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 31 complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 51 complaint
2026 Jan
General repairs complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 1 complaint
2026 Jan
General repairsApt 52 complaint
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 52 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 32 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 1 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
Other conditionsApt 42 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 51 complaint
2025 Dec
General repairsApt 2 complaint
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 2 complaint
2025 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 51 complaint
2024 Nov
Antenna permit
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 521 complaint
2024 Jun
AppliancesApt 53 complaint
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 34 complaint
2023 Nov
Paint or plasterApt 1 complaint
2023 Nov
Doors or windows complaint
2023 Nov
Doors or windows complaint

Nothing on record

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

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

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