Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

538 2 Ave

Printed 2026-10-20 from blueflo.tech/b/538-2-avenue-manhattan, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

built 1910 · 3 stories · 3 apartments · BIN 1020633 · BBL 1009350060

Worth knowing
2 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2022–2024
Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-18
Worth knowing
Clean in the records
Worth knowing
2 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2022–2024
Source: DOB Violations · as of 2026-10-18

Heat and hot water

Issues on record

Water and pipes

No issues on record
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • 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

  • Basementno recordUnknown

General condition and all records

Nothing on record

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
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

22 datasets

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