287 Prospect Ave

Fire safetyApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 7B class C · HPD violation

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Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2A class B · HPD violation

Doors and windows class B · HPD violation

2025 Dec

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

2025 Dec

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

2025 May

Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 7G class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · HPD violation

Doors and windows class B · HPD violation

Doors and windows class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation

2024 Feb

2024 Jan

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · HPD violation

2016 Oct

2005 Oct

1999 Aug

1998 Jun

New building permit

1998 May

Elevators class - 1 · DOB violation

1997 Dec

Demolition permit

Facade ratingfoundNo Report Filed (cycle 9)
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

Issues on record

What has happened here

2026 Sep

VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation

Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 8 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 8G complaint

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2026 Jan

2026 Jan

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

2025 Jan

Heat or hot waterApt 7G complaint

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation

1999 Aug

Heating/ventilation permit

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 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

Heat and hot water complaints

10 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)

Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

2025 Oct

2025 Oct

Leaks complaint

2025 Jan

PlumbingApt 7G complaint

LeaksApt 5B class B · HPD violation

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2024 Apr

2024 Apr

Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation

2024 Jan

Unsanitary conditions complaint

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

2026 Aug

2026 May

PestsApt 4D complaint

MoldApt 2A class A · HPD violation

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditions complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 7F complaint

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Unsanitary conditions complaint

2025 May

Unsanitary conditionsApt 4B complaint

MoldApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation

2024 Jul

PestsApt 3C complaint

MoldApt 5B class B · HPD violation

MoldApt 5B class A · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt 1C class B · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025

What has happened here

Electrical class A · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 2B class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 2B complaint

ElectricalApt 2A class A · HPD violation

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

BasementfoundNo basement

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 4 (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

24 open: 23 about building conditions — doors and windows (6), walls, floors and stairs (6), other conditions (4), mold (3); 1 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 82 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 52 most recent are listed here

2026 May

Other conditions class B

2026 May

Other conditions class A

Other conditions class B

MoldApt 2A class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B

Doors and windowsApt 2A class B

Fire safetyApt 2A class C · closed

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Doors and windows class B

Fire safetyApt 7B class C

Electrical class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Other conditions class B · closed

ElectricalApt 2B class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B

Other conditionsApt 7G class B

Doors and windowsApt 7G class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B

MoldApt 7G class A · closed

Doors and windows class B

Doors and windows class B

MoldApt 5B class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B

Doors and windowsApt 5B class B

LeaksApt 5B class B

MoldApt 5B class A · closed

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork

Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed

Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · closed

Leaks class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · closed

ElectricalApt 2A class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A

MoldApt 1C class B

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

14 open: 10 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

Construction class - 2

2025 Dec

Construction class - 2

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Local Law class - 2

No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)

2024 Feb

2024 Jan

VT-PER-CO Elevators

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

Resident complaints to the city

9 heat or hot water, 6 doors or windows, 5 unsanitary conditions, 4 leaks, 2 floors or stairs, 2 general repairs, 1 electrical, 1 outside the building, 1 pests, 1 plumbing