Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1874 · 5 stories · 3 apartments
Also known as 500 Broome St — one building, several doors.
Heat and hot water
Issues on recordWhat has happened here
Boiler inspection filings
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2019, 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 sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
- Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
- Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Flooding
Issues on recordFEMA flood zone
In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X (0.2% annual chance)
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: 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
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
BasementWhole tax lot
Below grade
PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
Water and pipes
No issues on recordWhat has happened here
Water service line
Non-Lead (records)
Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30
Pests and cleanliness
1 resolved in 2025What has happened here
Fire and safety
Older records on fileStructure and facade
Older records on fileWhat has happened here
Landmark statusWhole tax lot
In the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jan 2023, last expired Jan 2024
General condition and all records
DOB violations
6 open: 6 about building conditions
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Jul
Boilers class - 2
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
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
Permit history
11 permits since 1990
2026 Apr
General construction permit
2026 Apr
Sign permit
2026 Apr
Sign permit
2026 Jan
General construction permit
2023 May
General construction permit
2023 Feb
Supported scaffold permit
2021 Jun
Plumbing permit
2021 Apr
General construction permit
Show 2 more
2006 Apr
General construction permit
2001 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
and 1 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
- HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 6 older records from 2009 never closed. 2 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 13 violations on record in all, 2009–2025 — the 8 most recent are listed here
- Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
Nothing on record
Gasno record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
- Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments
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
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