# 501 W 168 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-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 2180 Amsterdam Ave, 2182 Amsterdam Ave, 2182 Amsterdam Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them. ## In one line Checked in city records: non-lead water line, boiler filing with no defects (Apr 2026), outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) ## The building - **Year built:** 1908 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 30 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## 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 (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Apr 2026 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) - No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, 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 (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: 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:** 5 open: 5 about paperwork or notices. 15 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 193 violations on record in all, 1991–2026 — the 20 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 2 open: 1 about building conditions, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 floors or stairs, 3 heat or hot water, 3 leaks, 3 plumbing, 2 electrical, 2 mold, 2 pests, 1 appliances, 1 general repairs, 1 paint or plaster (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. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 28A-S-7), registration current since Aug 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1992 (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:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 14 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 9 of 30 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/2a - Apt 2C: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/2c - Apt 2F: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/2f - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/3a - Apt 3C: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/3c - Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/3f - Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/4c - Apt 4F: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/4f - Apt 6E: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/unit/6e ## Registered with the city - WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/501-west-168-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/501-west-168-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=501-west-168-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt