# 539 W 162 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-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 galvanized, requiring replacement (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) ## The building - **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 30 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - City records list the water service line as galvanized, requiring replacement - 33 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and lead-based paint and fire safety and doors and windows and walls, floors and stairs - 25 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 71 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations) ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Galvanized Service Line Requiring Replacement (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 2026-10-19) - **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:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 72 open: 71 about building conditions — pests (16), walls, floors and stairs (13), fire safety (10), lead-based paint (8); 33 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 640 violations on record in all, 1994–2026 — the 162 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 25 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 36 heat or hot water, 19 plumbing, 14 paint or plaster, 9 pests, 8 doors or windows, 6 leaks, 5 floors or stairs, 5 line of travel, 5 mold, 3 general repairs, 3 safety, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 appliances, 2 electrical, 1 outside the building (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **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) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-50), registration current since Apr 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits 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 2026-10-18) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 21 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 8 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Aug 2018, last expired Aug 2019 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 18 of 30 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/1 - Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/2 - Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/4 - Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/5 - Apt 6: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/6 - Apt 22: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/22 - Apt 23: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/23 - Apt 25: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/25 - Apt 26: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/26 - Apt 32: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/32 - Apt 33: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/33 - Apt 35: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/35 - Apt 41: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/41 - Apt 45: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/45 - Apt 46: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/46 - Apt 53: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/53 - Apt 55: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/55 - Apt 56: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/unit/56 ## Registered with the city - SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP. (Agent, Registration Contacts) - 535-539 WEST 162ND LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - 535-539 WEST 162ND LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/539-west-162-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/539-west-162-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=539-west-162-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt