Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

257 E Broadway

Printed 2026-10-20 from blueflo.tech/b/257-east-broadway-manhattan, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

built 1900 · 4 stories · 2 apartments · BIN 1003721 · BBL 1002860022

Checked in city records
Checked in city records: non-lead water line, outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps, elevator inspections current
Source: DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

OHEL CHILDRENS HOME & FAMILY SERVICES INC, BAIS EZRA INC

Checked in city records
Checked in city records: non-lead water line, outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps, elevator inspections current
Source: DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30

Heat and hot water

No issues on record
What has happened here
Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2002

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 sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here

Structure and facade

No issues on record
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district 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

Below grade

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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2024

General condition and all records

DOB violations

10 open: 1 about building conditions, 9 about filings or paperwork

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

Permit history

7 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

  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 1 further violation from 2023 was closed. 3 violations on record in all, 2021–2023 — the 1 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

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
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

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