# 526 W 161 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-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

City records list the water service line as lead (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1910 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 25 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- City records list the water service line as lead
- 6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and doors and windows and fire safety and lead-based paint
- 12 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 24 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** 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 2026-10-21)
- **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:** 24 open: 24 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (8), doors and windows (3), pests (3), leaks (2); 6 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 436 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 51 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 12 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 14 heat or hot water, 5 leaks, 3 general repairs, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 electrical, 2 mold, 2 paint or plaster, 2 plumbing, 1 appliances, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## 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-50), registration current since May 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1990 (2 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 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **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:** 5 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

10 of 25 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/1
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/3
- Apt 7: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/7
- Apt 8: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/8
- Apt 9: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/9
- Apt 12: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/12
- Apt 13: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/13
- Apt 17: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/17
- Apt 20: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/20
- Apt 24: https://blueflo.tech/b/526-west-161-street-manhattan/unit/24

## Registered with the city

- Optimum Equity LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- OPTIMUM EQUITY LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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