# 272 W 139 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/272-west-139-street-manhattan

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Also known as 2598 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2600 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2602 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2604 Frederick Douglass Blvd: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1891 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 18 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about heat or hot water
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- In the St. Nicholas Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** No boiler filings under this building's ID (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 1 open: 1 about building conditions — heat or hot water (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 4 older records from 1986–2003 never closed. 6 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 47 violations on record in all, 1985–2026 — the 11 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 8 open: 7 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 1 appliances, 1 heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations). Listed under the J-51 tax program, so stabilization can end when the exemption does (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 9 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the St. Nicholas Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

2 of 18 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/272-west-139-street-manhattan/unit/3f
- Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/272-west-139-street-manhattan/unit/4d

## Registered with the city

- HYK-139 ST., LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- HYK - 139 ST., LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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