# 524 W 173 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-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

26 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and gas and lead-based paint and plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1906 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 15 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 26 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and gas and lead-based paint and plumbing
- 58 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 81 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- 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 Jun 2026, defects reported: yes (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 (records) (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:** 82 open: 81 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (25), pests (20), mold (8), leaks (7); 26 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 4 older records from 2007–2015 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 973 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 233 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about building conditions (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 58 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 73 heat or hot water, 13 plumbing, 8 pests, 7 paint or plaster, 6 electrical, 4 floors or stairs, 3 doors or windows, 3 mold, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 appliances, 1 general repairs, 1 leaks (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); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-80), registration expired since Jan 2018 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2010 (3 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:** 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:** 4 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

13 of 15 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/1a
- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/1b
- Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/1c
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/2a
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/3a
- Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/3b
- Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/4b
- Apt 4C: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/4c
- Apt 5A: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/5a
- Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/5b
- Apt A: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/a
- Apt B: https://blueflo.tech/b/524-west-173-street-manhattan/unit/b

## Registered with the city

- 173 HEIGHTS, LLC. (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 173 HEIGHTS LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 173 HEIGHTS LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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