# 500 W 188 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan

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

Also known as 2566 Amsterdam Ave, 2568 Amsterdam Ave, 504 W 188 St: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint and pests and heat or hot water and leaks (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1925 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 56 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 13 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint and pests and heat or hot water and leaks
- 7 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 40 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Oct 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Oct 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (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: 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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 40 open: 40 about building conditions — lead-based paint (8), smoke or CO detectors (8), walls, floors and stairs (6), doors and windows (5); 13 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 62 older records from 1997–2014 never closed. 21 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 318 violations on record in all, 1995–2025 — the 123 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 4 open: 1 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 7 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 21 heat or hot water, 4 plumbing, 3 pests, 2 paint or plaster, 1 appliances, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks, 1 mold, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Rockmills MP-100), registration cancelled since Mar 2023 (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:** No elevators registered to this building (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 52 (2023 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 13 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (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

16 of 56 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1a
- Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1c
- Apt 1D: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1d
- Apt 1F: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1f
- Apt 1G: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1g
- Apt 1J: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/1j
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/2f
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/3a
- Apt 3E: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/3e
- Apt 4H: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/4h
- Apt 5J: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/5j
- Apt 23: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/23
- Apt WE: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/we
- Apt WH: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/wh
- Apt WHBASE: https://blueflo.tech/b/500-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/whbase

## Registered with the city

- VRANOC REALTY CORP (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- VRANOC REALTY CORP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- VRANOC REALTY CORP (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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