Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

40 Sherman Ave

built 1914 · 5 stories · 45 apartments
Also known as 70 Arden St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: US REALTY CORP · 14 other buildings here list it; SHERMAN AVENUE REALTY LLC

Apartments named in these records

20 of this building’s 45 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

Electrical

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B · HPD violation
Show 20 more
2026 Jun
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt E6 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt D9 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt D9 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt E6 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt C9 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt C9 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A6 class B · closed · HPD violation
2021 Apr
General construction permit
2019 Mar
General construction permit
2017 May
General construction permit
2009 Aug
General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since May 2017, last expired May 2018
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 34 complaints, 2024–2026 · 22 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt D9 class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt D6 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 42 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt D7 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt E8 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt C1 complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt A3 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D7 complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt B4 complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt A3 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt E3 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D6 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt E3 complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt D7 complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith GO-28-S-14), registration current since Dec 2025

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 Nov 2025, 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2019

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

40 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 25 complaints, 2024–2026 · 19 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2024–2025

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: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 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

Above grade

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

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 30 (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

93 open: 86 about building conditions — doors and windows (30), walls, floors and stairs (16), pests (9), fire safety (8); 11 immediately hazardous (class C), 7 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 483 violations on record in all, 2008–2026 — the 144 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
PestsApt E8 class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B
2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt E8 class C
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt E8 class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt E8 class B
Show 42 more
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windows class B
2026 Jun
Other conditions class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt E6 class B
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt D9 class B
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt D9 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt D9 class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt D9 class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B
2026 Jun
Fire safetyApt D7 class B
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B
2026 Mar
PestsApt B8 class C
2026 Mar
PestsApt B8 class C
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 class C
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt D7 class B
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8 class C · closed
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt B8 class C · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt D7 class C · closed
2026 Mar
ElectricalApt D7 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt E6 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt E6 class B · closed
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 2A class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2025 Sep
Other conditions class B · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt C9 class B · closed
2025 Sep
LeaksApt C9 class B · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt C9 class B · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safetyApt C9 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt A6 class B · closed
2025 Sep
PestsApt A6 class C · closed
2025 Sep
PestsApt A8 class C · closed
2025 Aug
Fire safetyApt D7 class C · closed
and 43 more at the source
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

Resident complaints to the city

34 heat or hot water, 25 plumbing, 9 doors or windows, 6 floors or stairs, 6 paint or plaster, 3 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 pests

2026 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, plumbingApt C8
2026 Jul
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt E8
2026 Jun
Floors or stairs, plumbingApt C6
2026 Jun
PlumbingApt D9
2026 May
Floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt C6
2026 May
Doors or windowsApt D7
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt D6
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbing
Show 69 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Plumbing
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt B8
2026 Mar
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt D6
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt E8
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Plumbing
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt B4
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt B8
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt E1
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt B8
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt C1
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt B7
2026 Mar
Plumbing
2026 Mar
Plumbing
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt A3
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D7
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt B4
2025 Nov
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt D9
2025 Nov
Doors or windowsApt D7
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt A3
2025 Sep
Paint or plaster, plumbingApt D9
2025 Aug
PestsApt A8
2025 May
PlumbingApt C8
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt A6
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbingApt D7
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, plumbingApt D7
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Doors or windows, plumbingApt D7
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt E3
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt D6
2024 Nov
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt C8
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt E3
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt D7
2024 Sep
Mold, pestsApt A8
2024 Mar
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt C8
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Doors or windowsApt C8
2024 Jan
Floors or stairsApt C8
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt C8
2024 Jan
PlumbingApt C8
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Doors or windowsApt D7
2023 Nov
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt D7
2023 Oct
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt E9
2023 Oct
Appliances, floors or stairs, plumbingApt C8
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

9 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

  • DOB violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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