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built 1920 · 5 stories · 20 apartments · BIN 1004376 · BBL 1003720056
- City records list the water service line as lead
- 4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water
- 19 open HPD violations about building conditions
- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- Boiler inspection filed Aug 2025 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
HELM MANAGEMENT INC, HOUSTON GROUP LLC, HOUSTON GROUP, LLC
Also reported
2024 – 2026- Electrical3 reports20242025Electrical · Apr 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 14, 2025Electrical · May 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 5, 20252026Electrical · Aug 2026 · 1 report (2 complaints)Aug 10, 2026Aug 10, 2026 (2nd)
A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.
Apartments named in these records
10 of this building’s 20 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.
Heat and hot water
Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past yearShow 19 more
Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28A-S-5), registration expired since Sep 2026
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2002 (2 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
2 heat or hot water complaints
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
Water and pipes
Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past yearLead (records)
Pests and cleanliness
1 complaint, 2025Fire and safety
Older records on fileElectrical
3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past yearStructure and facade
Issues on record, most recently 2024Show 20 more
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Flooding
No issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)
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
General condition and all records
20 open: 19 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (8), heat or hot water (4), leaks (2), other conditions (2); 4 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 13 older records from 2007–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 109 violations on record in all, 2000–2026 — the 64 most recent are listed here
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What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
6 open: 1 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
10 heat or hot water, 4 electrical, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests, 1 plumbing, 1 safety
What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
26 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-19
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-19
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-18
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-17
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-17
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-18
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-18
- DOB Violations2026-10-18
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-19
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-11
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.