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built 1892 · 5 stories · 12 apartments · BIN 1031216 · BBL 1011970004
- City records list the water service line as lead
- 4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and heat or hot water and pests
- City stormwater map shows deep flooding (1 ft+) at this building in a moderate storm today
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 9 open HPD violations about building conditions
- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone
BRUSCO REALTY MGMT LLC, 487 COLUMBUS REALTY, 487 COLUMBUS REALTY LLC
Apartments named in these records
Water and pipes
Issues on recordLead (records)
Flooding
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: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Heat and hot water
Issues on record · 7 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past yearShow 9 more
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19A-S/W-6), registration current since Sep 2026
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: yes
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2009 (3 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
2 heat or hot water complaints
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
Pests and cleanliness
1 complaint, 2025Fire and safety
Issues on record, most recently 2025Structure and facade
Older records on fileIn the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)
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
General condition and all records
10 open: 9 about building conditions — fire safety (3), heat or hot water (3), walls, floors and stairs (2), pests (1); 4 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 2 older records from 1990 never closed. 2 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 72 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 14 most recent are listed here
What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
7 heat or hot water, 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
10 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
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
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.