Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

260 Audubon Ave

built 1964 · 32 stories · 232 apartments
Also known as 526 W 179 St, 551 W 178 St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: THE GEORGE UNITS LLC · 3 other buildings here list it; HP RACHEL BRIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D · 3 other buildings here list it
Ownership transferred Nov 2024, no sale price · NYC Department of Finance

Apartments named in these records

24 of this building’s 232 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
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Nov 2023)

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 scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Oct 2016, last expired Sep 2024
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 26 complaints, 2024–2026 · 13 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
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2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7H complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 24 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32H complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 30F complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 8F complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 23D complaint
2025 Jan
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2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 17H complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32A complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14C complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32A complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jul
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jul
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2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5H class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 31A complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 20H complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14G complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32A class C · closed · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10G complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3G complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11E complaint
Heat and hot water complaints

14 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

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

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

1 complaint, 2026

Fire and safety

8 resolved since 2024

Electrical

1 complaint, 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 2026-10-21
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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023
Elevators

3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 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

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

Energy

EnergyWhole tax lot

ENERGY STAR score 40 (2024 report), reported for all of RACHEL BRIDGE MAIN (4 buildings)

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

1 open: 1 about building conditions — doors and windows (1). 25 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 400 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 33 most recent are listed here

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

Resident complaints to the city

27 heat or hot water, 3 doors or windows, 3 paint or plaster, 2 leaks, 1 appliances, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 mold, 1 plumbing

2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1D
2026 Sep
Doors or windowsApt 20H
2026 Sep
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 20C
2026 Aug
Appliances, electricalApt 8F
2026 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 27E
2026 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 17H
2026 Jun
General repairs
2026 Jun
Doors or windowsApt 18A
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2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
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2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2025 Nov
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2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 7H
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 24
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32H
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 30F
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 32H
2025 Jul
PlumbingApt 11E
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 8F
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 23D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 17H
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32A
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14C
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 32A
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 21D
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 17H
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 31B
2024 Jul
PlumbingApt 12
2024 Jul
Plumbing
2024 Jul
Heat or hot water
2024 Jul
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 20H
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 31A
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 20H
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14G
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 11E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 10G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 11E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

27 permits since 1990

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

SalesWhole tax lot

Ownership transferred Nov 2024, no sale price

NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales, as of 2026-06-09
What this counts

Department of Finance sales files, 2016 on

Nothing on record

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

Sources

24 datasets

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

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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