281 Edgecombe Ave

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

No issues on record

Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jun 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · 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 STAR score 94 (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

Resident complaints to the city

24 heat or hot water, 2 floors or stairs, 2 pests, 1 electrical, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing

Floors or stairsApt 6A

Show 62 more

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 3D

Heat or hot waterApt 1A

Electrical, floors or stairs, moldApt 5F

2024 Oct

Doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 5F

2024 Sep

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1C

2024 Aug

Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, moldApt 1E

Heat or hot waterApt 8F

2023 Nov

Heat or hot water

2023 Nov

Heat or hot waterApt BSMT

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · 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

26 permits since 1990

2023 Aug

General construction permit

2022 Sep

General construction permit

2020 Jun

General construction permit

2019 Jun

General construction permit, Plumbing permit

2019 May

Plumbing permit

2018 Apr

Plumbing permit, General construction permit, Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit

and 20 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

2026 Mar

Floors or stairsApt 6A complaint

2025 Aug

Paint or plasterApt 3D complaint

2024 Oct

Floors or stairsApt 5F complaint

2024 Oct

Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 5F complaint

2024 Sep

Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1C complaint

2024 Aug

Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1E complaint

HPD violationsfound0 open. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 136 violations on record in all, 2012–2026 — the 27 most recent are listed here
DOB violationsfound0 open

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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Apartments named in these records

Structure and facade

Heat and hot water

Water and pipes

Pests and cleanliness

Fire and safety

Electrical

Flooding

Elevators

Rent and tenancy

Energy

General condition and all records

Nothing on record

Sources

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