Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

515 Cathedral Pkwy

built 1909 · 12 stories · 91 apartments
Registered with the city: EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP · 5 other buildings here list it; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII.LLC

Apartments named in these records

28 of this building’s 91 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class B · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class B · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
Show 20 more
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6B class A · HPD violation
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B · HPD violation
2025 May
General construction permit
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 11B class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 12G class B · closed · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Failure To Correct Swarmp Conditions (Facade) DOB violation
2023 Jan
Hazardous Condition (Facade) DOB violation
2022 Sep
General construction permit
2022 Apr
General construction permit
2022 Apr
General construction permit
2022 Apr
General construction permit
2020 Dec
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2019 Apr
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Apr 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Morningside Heights Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jul 2020, last expired Jul 2026

Heat and hot water

5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-200), registration current since Aug 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

4 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 6 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 19 complaints, 2024–2026 · 12 in the past year

Electrical

Older records on file

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record (2025) · 1 complaint, 2025

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
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
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

Gas

  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 94 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
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

HPD violations

34 open: 34 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (15), smoke or CO detectors (6), leaks (5), pests (3); 8 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 1,045 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 98 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Other conditions class A
2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt 8A class C
2026 Aug
PestsApt 8A class C
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5A class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5A class B
2026 May
MoldApt 8A class B
2026 May
PestsApt 8A class C
2026 May
MoldApt 8A class A · closed
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2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 5A class B
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class B
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class B
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 12G class C · closed
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 12G class C · closed
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3E class B
2026 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3E class B
2026 Jan
MoldApt 3E class B
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B
2025 Jul
PestsApt 6B class C
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6B class A
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 3G class B
2025 Mar
MoldApt 3G class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Mar
MoldApt 3G class B · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3G class C · closed
2025 Mar
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Mar
Other conditions class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12G class B · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12G class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12G class C · closed
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 12G class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3G class B
2024 Aug
ElectricalApt 11B class C · closed
2024 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 11B class B · closed
2024 Aug
Doors and windows class C · closed
2024 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 12G class B · closed
2024 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2024 Jul
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2024 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7C class B
2024 Jun
GasApt 3G class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

11 mold, 10 pests, 7 safety, 6 leaks, 6 paint or plaster, 5 doors or windows, 5 heat or hot water, 3 appliances, 3 plumbing, 1 elevators, 1 floors or stairs

2026 Aug
PestsApt 8A
2026 Jul
PestsApt 8A
2026 Jul
LeaksApt 5A
2026 May
Doors or windows, mold, pestsApt 8A
2026 Apr
PestsApt 8A
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Apr
MoldApt 3D
2026 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 5A
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2026 Feb
LeaksApt 12G
2026 Jan
PestsApt 12A
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, mold, pestsApt 8A
2026 Jan
Doors or windows
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 6F
2026 Jan
PestsApt 5E
2026 Jan
MoldApt 3F
2026 Jan
Safety, moldApt 3E
2026 Jan
MoldApt 3D
2026 Jan
Plumbing, safetyApt 3C
2026 Jan
Appliances, plumbingApt 2E
2026 Jan
SafetyApt 1C
2026 Jan
Appliances, pestsApt 1E
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 12G
2025 Nov
Doors or windows
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11A
2025 Oct
ElevatorsApt 11B
2025 Oct
SafetyApt 3G
2025 Sep
MoldApt 3G
2025 Aug
MoldApt 6B
2025 Aug
MoldApt 9C
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 6B
2025 Jul
Mold, leaksApt 6B
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 5A
2025 May
AppliancesApt 7B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2025 Feb
LeaksApt 12G
2025 Feb
Paint or plaster, moldApt 3G
2024 Dec
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 7C
2024 Nov
PestsApt 8A
2024 Oct
Doors or windowsApt 1F
2024 Sep
PestsApt 8A
2024 Aug
MoldApt 9G
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 9F
2024 Jul
General repairsApt 12G
2024 Jun
Unsanitary conditions
2024 May
LeaksApt 11B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 11B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 1D
2024 Apr
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 11B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Leaks
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 11E
2023 Dec
Mold, leaksApt 11G
2023 Dec
Electrical, paint or plaster, leaksApt 11B
2023 Dec
Plumbing, leaksApt 3G
2023 Dec
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 10G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 11B
2023 Nov
LeaksApt 11B
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3G
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D
2023 Oct
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 12A
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

45 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Sources

23 datasets

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Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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