Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

271 Lenox Ave

built 1910 · 3 stories · 5 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 3F 3

1 of this building’s 5 apartments is 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.

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
What has happened here
2001 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
1971 Jun
Heat or hot water class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • 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
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2005 Jan
Plumbing permit
2001 May
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
2000 Dec
Fire safety class A · never closed · HPD violation
2000 Dec
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation
1989 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2016 Mar
General construction permit
2001 Apr
General construction permit
2000 Nov
General construction permit
1999 May
Doors and windowsApt 3F class A · never closed · HPD violation
1998 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 3F class B · never closed · HPD violation
1998 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 3F class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • 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

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

DOB violations

2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
2018 Dec
Quality of Life class - 1
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

6 permits since 1990

2016 Mar
General construction permit
2005 Jan
Plumbing permit
2001 May
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2000 Nov
General construction permit
and 2 more at the source
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
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2022 Feb
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2021 Apr
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
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2019 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2018 Dec
Quality of Life class - 1 · DOB violation
2018 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2017 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2016 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · HPD violation
2015 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork · never closed · HPD violation
2015 Feb
Other conditions class I · paperwork · never closed · HPD violation
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

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

Sources

22 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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