Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

541 Isham St

built 1926 · 5 stories · 45 apartments
Registered with the city: BIH Realty Corp; B I H REALTY CORP

Apartments named in these records

25 of this building’s 45 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 scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

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: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 62 complaints, 2024–2026 · 18 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2025 Dec
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2025 Nov
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2025 Nov
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2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 44A complaint
2025 Nov
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Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
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2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2024 Oct
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2024 Oct
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2024 Oct
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2024 Sep
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2024 Sep
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2024 Aug
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2024 May
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2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 May
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2024 May
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2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 Mar
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2024 Mar
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2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 31A class C · HPD violation
2024 Mar
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2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 25B complaint
2024 Feb
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Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 Feb
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Nov
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2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Nov
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2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 22B complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation
1990 Oct
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-80), registration current since Jul 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 May 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 1990

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

20 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 · 7 complaints, 2025–2026 · 4 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025–2026

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 29 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

74 open: 74 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (29), doors and windows (10), mold (8), fire safety (7); 11 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 47 older records from 1995–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 705 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 215 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Fire safety class B
2026 Jun
MoldApt 35B class B
2026 Jun
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 35B class B · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 35B class B · closed
2026 Jun
ElectricalApt 35B class B · closed
2026 Jun
MoldApt 35B class A · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 35B class B · closed
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2026 Jun
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 54B class B
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 54B class B
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 54B class B
2026 Mar
LeaksApt 54B class B
2026 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 54B class B
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 54B class B
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 54B class B
2025 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 54B class C · closed
2025 Dec
Fire safetyApt 54B class C · closed
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 24A class B · closed
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 24A class B · closed
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 24A class B · closed
2025 Nov
LeaksApt 24A class B · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C
2025 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 21A class A · closed
2025 Nov
Pests class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 33B class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 31B class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 55B class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safetyApt 54B class C · closed
2025 Nov
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Nov
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2024 Oct
MoldApt 43A class B
2024 Oct
Fire safetyApt 43A class C
2024 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 43A class A
2024 Oct
Other conditionsApt 43A class A
2024 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43A class A
2024 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43A class A
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 31A class C
2024 Feb
MoldApt 1B class B
2024 Feb
Fire safety class B
2023 Sep
MoldApt 42B class B
2023 Jun
MoldApt 32A class C
2022 Jul
Fire safety class B
2022 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B
2022 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1 class B
and 71 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

62 heat or hot water, 7 line of travel, 4 plumbing, 3 leaks, 3 mold, 2 doors or windows, 2 electrical, 2 floors or stairs, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests

2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Sep
Plumbing
2026 Aug
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, plumbing, moldApt BASEME
2026 Jun
Doors or windows, electrical, mold, leaksApt 35B
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2026 Jan
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2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 24A
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 33B
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 31B
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 55B
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 54B
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 33A
2025 Nov
Line of travelApt 22A
2025 Nov
Line of travel
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 44A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
ElectricalApt 44A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2025 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2025 Aug
Heat or hot water
2025 Mar
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2025 Mar
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2025 Mar
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2025 Mar
LeaksApt 53B
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
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2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
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2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 22B
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 22B
2025 Feb
MoldApt 22B
2025 Feb
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2025 Feb
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2025 Jan
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2024 Dec
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2024 Dec
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2024 Dec
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2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Nov
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2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Floors or stairs, pestsApt 43A
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
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2024 Oct
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2024 Sep
Heat or hot water
2024 Sep
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2024 Sep
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 21A
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water
2024 Jul
Appliances, doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 21A
2024 May
Heat or hot water
2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 May
Heat or hot water
2024 May
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 May
Unsanitary conditions
2024 May
Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 21A
2024 Mar
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 25A
2024 Mar
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 21A
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 32A
2024 Mar
MoldApt 53B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 25B
2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
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2024 Feb
General repairsApt 22B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2024 Jan
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2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 31A
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Dec
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2023 Nov
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2023 Nov
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2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 22B
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water
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

2 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

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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