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built 1920 · 6 stories · 12 apartments · BIN 1053651 · BBL 1017250055
- 36 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and leaks and walls, floors and stairs and plumbing and fire safety and doors and windows and gas and pests
- 6 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2020–2025 are still open
- 11 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2018–2024
- 144 open HPD violations about building conditions
- Water service line on record as non-lead (records)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter
38-40 HDFC
How often each problem is reported
2024 – 2026- Mold2 reports2024Mold · Oct 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 21, 20242025Mold · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 6, 20252026
- Leaks4 reports2024Leaks · Oct 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 21, 20242025Leaks · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 6, 2025Leaks · Apr 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 21, 2025Leaks · Jul 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jul 16, 20252026
- Paint or plaster4 reports2024Paint or plaster · Oct 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 21, 20242025Paint or plaster · Jul 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jul 16, 2025Paint or plaster · Sep 2025 · 1 report (2 complaints)Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025 (2nd)2026Paint or plaster · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 12, 2026
- Plumbing2 reports2024Plumbing · Oct 2024 · 1 report (2 complaints)Oct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024 (2nd)Plumbing · Dec 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 6, 202420252026
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
Structure and facade
Issues on recordShow 13 more
Shed permit active now
What this counts
Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously
- Facade ratingfoundNo Report Filed (cycle 9)
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Heat and hot water
Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2024Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills Mp-40 ROCKMILLS MP-40), registration expired since Apr 1991
Latest boiler work permit 1991 (2 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
- Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
- Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Water and pipes
Issues on record (2025) · 5 complaints, 2024–2025Show 9 more
Non-Lead (records)
Pests and cleanliness
Issues on record (2025) · 2 complaints, 2024–2025Electrical
Issues on record (2024) · 1 complaint, 2024Flooding
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
Elevators
Issues on record, most recently 20251 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jun 2026
What this counts
Active elevator devices registered to this building ID
Gas
Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)
What this counts
Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes
General condition and all records
150 open: 144 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (47), smoke or CO detectors (20), heat or hot water (15), leaks (15); 36 immediately hazardous (class C), 6 about paperwork or notices. Also 126 older records from 1989–2016 never closed. 5 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 398 violations on record in all, 1976–2026 — the 281 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
85 open: 33 about building conditions, 39 about filings or paperwork, 13 older than 10 years
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What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
5 paint or plaster, 4 leaks, 3 plumbing, 2 electrical, 2 heat or hot water, 2 mold, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 pests
What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
6 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
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Nothing on record
- Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-20
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-20
- 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 Compliance2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-19
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-19
- DOB Violations2026-10-19
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-19
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.