Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

535 Edgecombe Ave

built 1925 · 5 stories · 21 apartments

Apartments named in these records

12 of this building’s 21 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
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Aug 2020, last expired Aug 2021
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 7 in the past year
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19HE-S/W-7), registration current since Feb 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 Feb 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

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2012

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

7 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)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2024–2025 · 1 in the past year

Electrical

3 complaints, 2024–2025

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

Above grade

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

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

115 open: 101 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (22), pests (17), doors and windows (13), mold (10); 31 immediately hazardous (class C), 14 about paperwork or notices. Also 25 older records from 1999–2014 never closed. 19 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 424 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 159 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31 class A
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31 class A
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 31 class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B
2026 Aug
PestsApt 31 class C
2026 Aug
Fire safetyApt 31 class C
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31 class B
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2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31 class B
2026 Aug
GasApt 31 class B
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 31 class B
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt D class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 44 class C · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
MoldApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 33 class B
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 33 class B
2025 Oct
MoldApt 23 class B
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class B
2025 Oct
MoldApt 23 class A · closed
2025 Sep
MoldApt 31 class B
2025 Sep
MoldApt 31 class A · closed
2025 Jul
MoldApt 31 class A · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed
2025 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed
2025 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed
2025 Jun
MoldApt 31 class A · closed
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 23 class C · closed
2024 Mar
Lead-based paintApt 31 class C · closed
2024 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B · closed
2024 Mar
Other conditionsApt 31 class A · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31 class A · closed
2024 Mar
MoldApt 31 class B · closed
2024 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 44 class A · closed
2024 Mar
Fire safetyApt 44 class C · closed
2024 Mar
MoldApt 44 class B · closed
and 96 more at the source
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 appliances, 10 doors or windows, 9 mold, 9 plumbing, 8 heat or hot water, 7 paint or plaster, 5 leaks, 5 pests, 5 safety, 4 electrical, 4 general repairs, 2 floors or stairs, 1 outside the building

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

6 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

Everything else on record
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 31 complaint
2026 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 31 complaint
2026 Jul
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 31 complaint
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B · HPD violation
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2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Other conditionsApt 33 class B · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 33 complaint
2025 Sep
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 31 complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt B complaint
2025 Jul
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 31 complaint
2025 Jun
Appliances, doors or windowsApt 31 complaint
2025 May
General repairs, safetyApt 33 complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, safetyApt 31 complaint
2025 Feb
SafetyApt 33 complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 21 complaint
2025 Feb
Outside the building complaint
2025 Feb
Appliances, paint or plasterApt 33 complaint
2024 Nov
AppliancesApt 33 complaint
2024 Nov
AppliancesApt 33 complaint
2024 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 33 complaint
2024 Aug
Paint or plasterApt 23 complaint
2024 Jun
General repairsApt 24 complaint
2024 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 31 class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Other conditionsApt 31 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
SafetyApt C complaint
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 31 complaint
2023 Dec
SafetyApt 43 complaint
2020 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
  • DOB violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

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

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