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built 1905 · 3 stories · 3 apartments · BIN 3013606 · BBL 3008000022
- Water service line on record as non-lead (records)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
Apartments named in these records
Structure and facade
Issues on recordShow 5 more
- 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
Heat and hot water
1 complaint, 20251 heat or hot water complaint
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
- Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
- Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
- Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
Water and pipes
1 complaint, 2025Non-Lead (records)
Pests and cleanliness
1 complaint, 2025Fire and safety
4 resolved since 2025Electrical
1 complaint, 2025Flooding
No issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Gas
Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)
What this counts
Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes
General condition and all records
1 open: 1 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (1). 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 47 violations on record in all, 2015–2026 — the 42 most recent are listed here
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What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
2 paint or plaster, 1 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 heat or hot water, 1 pests, 1 plumbing
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 historyno record0 permits since 1990
Nothing on record
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
- Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-20
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-20
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-19
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-19
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-19
- DOB Violations2026-10-19
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-19
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.