Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

53 1 Ave

built 1900 · 5 stories · 22 apartments

Water and pipes

Issues on record
What has happened here
2018 Mar
Plumbing permit
2002 Aug
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

1 resolved in 2024
What has happened here
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file
What has happened here
2017 Jul
Electrical class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 Feb
General construction permit
2002 Oct
Alteration permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

1 open: 1 about building conditions — electrical (1). 1 further violation from 2024 was closed. 8 violations on record in all, 2016–2024 — the 2 most recent are listed here

2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2017 Jul
Electrical class B
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

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

2021 Nov
Mechanical systems permit
2018 Mar
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2002 Oct
Alteration permit, Plumbing permit
and 2 more at the source
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

Everything else on record
2021 Nov
Mechanical systems permit
  • DOB violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Heat and hot waterNo issues on record
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
Report an error · Talk to us · Look up another building
Not an inspection and not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening — terms of use · privacy.