Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

261 Wadsworth Ave

built 1920 · 6 stories · 83 apartments
Also known as 615 W 186 St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 261 WADSWORTH LLC

Apartments named in these records

15 of this building’s 83 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 1B class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A · HPD violation
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2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Construction DOB violation
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · HPD violation
2022 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2019 Oct
General construction permit
2013 Mar
General construction permit
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Jul 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19 · 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 Jun 2020, last expired Jun 2021
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 16 complaints, 2024–2026 · 10 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Raypak WH3 - 902B), registration expired since Jun 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2021 (4 on record)

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 and hot water complaints

9 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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 · 3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 7 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year

Electrical

Issues on record · 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 2026-10-20
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

Elevators

Issues on record (2023) · 1 complaint, 2025
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 49 (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

23 open: 21 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (9), fire safety (3), doors and windows (2), mold (2); 4 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 455 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 93 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Lead-based paintApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A
2026 Oct
ElectricalApt 1B class B
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 1B class A
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1B class B
2026 Sep
PestsApt 5A class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 5A class C
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2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class A
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 1M class C · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed
2026 Jun
Other conditionsApt 1M class C · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safetyApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B · closed
2025 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 1D class C · paperwork
2025 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 1D class C · paperwork
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 1M class B
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1M class B
2025 Dec
MoldApt 1M class C
2023 May
Fire safety class A
2023 May
Fire safety class A
2021 Oct
MoldApt 6B class B
2018 Sep
Fire safety class A
2013 Dec
MoldApt 2L class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

5 open: 4 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

6 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

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

Sources

23 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.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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