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built 1900 · 6 stories · 22 apartments on its tax lot · BIN 1088274 · BBL 1010800028
- 2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2024–2025 are still open
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- City stormwater map shows nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- Boiler inspection filed Jun 2026 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter
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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: 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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Heat and hot water
Older records on fileBoiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28HE-S/W-9), registration expired since Apr 2022
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2016 (2 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
- Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Water and pipes
No issues on recordNon-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model)
Structure and facade
No issues on record- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Nov 2016, last expired Nov 2017
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Elevators
Issues on record, most recently 2025Show 6 more
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
What this counts
Active elevator devices registered to this building ID
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address
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 STAR score 1 (2024 report), reported for all of 501 West 51st Street/508 West 52nd Street (3 buildings)
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
14 open: 5 about building conditions, 9 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
9 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
- HPD violationsfound0 open
- Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Sources
22 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
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.