# 525 W 111 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-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 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1903 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 37 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water - 7 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - In the Morningside Heights Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (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 2026-10-20) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** No boiler filings under this building's ID (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** No Report Filed (cycle 9) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **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 2026-10-20) - **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:** 7 open: 7 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (5), heat or hot water (2); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 5 older records from 1987–1991 never closed. 3 further violations from 2023–2024 were closed. 18 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 15 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 4 open: 1 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 heat or hot water, 1 doors or windows, 1 floors or stairs, 1 paint or plaster, 1 plumbing (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Federal Fst-175 FEDERAL FST-175), registration cancelled since Jan 1900 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 100 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 22 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** In the Morningside Heights Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 6 of 37 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 6C: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/6c - Apt 26: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/26 - Apt 34: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/34 - Apt 51: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/51 - Apt 61: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/61 - Apt 66: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/unit/66 ## Registered with the city - TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/525-west-111-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/525-west-111-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=525-west-111-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt