Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

31 Bennett Ave

built 1920 · 6 stories · 36 apartments

Apartments named in these records

8 of this building’s 36 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.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 14 complaints, 2024–2026 · 11 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills MP-90), registration current since Feb 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

11 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2024) · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record (2025) · 2 complaints, 2024–2025
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2025

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

Gas

  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 89 (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

18 open: 18 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (7), fire safety (4), leaks (3), smoke or CO detectors (2); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 7 older records from 1999–2016 never closed. 21 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 144 violations on record in all, 1999–2026 — the 46 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Sep
Leaks class B
2026 Aug
Fire safety class C
2026 Feb
Other conditionsApt 5 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5 class B · closed
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2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 55 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 51 class B · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Dec
PestsApt 51 class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 51 class C · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jan
PestsApt 61 class C
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 61 class B
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 61 class B
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2024 Jan
Doors and windows class B · closed
2023 Dec
Doors and windows class B
2023 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2023 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2023 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2023 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed
2023 Dec
Leaks class B · closed
2023 Dec
Fire safety class B · closed
2023 Dec
Leaks class B · closed
2023 Dec
LeaksApt 61 class B · closed
2023 Dec
LeaksApt 61 class B · closed
2023 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 61 class B
2023 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 61 class B
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B
2023 Nov
Gas class B · closed
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 61 class B · closed
2016 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4 class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 65 class A · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 65 class A · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 65 class A · never closed
2013 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 65 class B · never closed
2013 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B · never closed
1999 Aug
Electrical class B · never closed
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

6 open: 5 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

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

Resident complaints to the city

14 heat or hot water, 3 general repairs, 3 leaks, 2 doors or windows, 2 electrical, 2 elevators, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 appliances, 1 mold, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests, 1 plumbing, 1 safety

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

3 permits since 1990

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

Sources

23 datasets

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