Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

475 Lenox Ave

built 1920 · 5 stories · 18 apartments

Apartments named in these records

6 of this building’s 18 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Older records on file
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2023

Electrical

Issues on record, most recently 2023

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

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 piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

11 open: 11 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (3), walls, floors and stairs (3), doors and windows (2), fire safety (2); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 16 older records from 1978–2016 never closed. 10 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 69 violations on record in all, 1978–2025 — the 37 most recent are listed here

2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class A
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5C class A
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 5C class C · closed
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 5C class C · closed
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 5C class C · closed
2025 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 5C class C · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5C class B
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2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5C class B
2025 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 5C class C
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2023 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3C class A
2023 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A
2023 Nov
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · paperwork · closed
2023 Nov
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2023 Nov
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2023 Oct
Fire safety class A
2023 Oct
Fire safetyApt 3C class C
2023 Oct
Rubbish and cleanliness class C · closed
2023 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3 class B
2023 Jul
ElectricalApt 3 class B
2016 Apr
PestsApt 4A class B · never closed
2016 Apr
PestsApt 4A class B · never closed
2016 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · never closed
2014 Jun
Fire safety class B · never closed
2014 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2B class C · never closed
2013 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 2B class C · never closed
2012 Mar
Other conditions class B · never closed
2012 Mar
Other conditions class B · never closed
2012 Mar
Plumbing class B · never closed
2012 Mar
Other conditions class B · never closed
2008 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4D class A · never closed
2008 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 4D class B · never closed
2008 Jul
Other conditionsApt 4D class A · never closed
2008 Jul
PestsApt 4D 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

3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

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

4 safety, 2 paint or plaster

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

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record
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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