# 500 2 Ave, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about fire safety (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1975 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 27 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 353 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 1 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violation about fire safety - 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 ## Also on record - City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Facade filed as safe (Jul 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** No boiler filings under this building's ID (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - **Facade rating:** Safe (cycle 10, filed Jul 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - **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) - **Basement:** No basement (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 9 open: 9 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (5), doors and windows (1), electrical (1), fire safety (1); 1 immediately hazardous (class C). 6 further violations from 2024 were closed. 43 violations on record in all, 2016–2026 — the 15 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 4 open: 4 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 1 heat or hot water complaint (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 appliances, 2 doors or windows, 2 paint or plaster, 2 plumbing, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 heat or hot water, 1 mold (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** No boiler registration or district steam on record (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 6 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Dec 2025 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 31 (2024 report), reported for all of Kips Bay Court - 460-520 2nd Avenue (8 buildings) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 58 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Apr 2018, last expired Sep 2024 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 5 of 353 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/unit/3c - Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/unit/3f - Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/unit/5b - Apt 13C: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/unit/13c - Apt 14D: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/unit/14d ## Registered with the city - BPP KIPS BAY HOLDING LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - BPP KIPS BAY HOLDING LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-2-avenue-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/500-2-avenue-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=500-2-avenue-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt