Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

544 Academy St

built 1926 · 5 stories · 55 apartments
Registered with the city: SKYC MANAGEMENT · 11 other buildings here list it; STEB REALTY CORP

Apartments named in these records

15 of this building’s 55 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.

Electrical

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
Show 18 more
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 31A class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31A class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2012 May
General construction permit
2011 Sep
General construction permit
2008 Sep
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Aug
General construction permit
2006 Nov
Construction non-hazardous · never closed · DOB violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • 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 (0.2% annual chance)

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
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: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 16 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2024–2026 · 6 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

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 31 (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

57 open: 57 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (16), pests (11), fire safety (7), mold (7); 17 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 8 older records from 1999–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 590 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 132 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt BB4 class B
Show 42 more
2026 Oct
MoldApt BB4 class A
2026 Oct
ElectricalApt BB4 class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt BB4 class B
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB4 class A
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB4 class B
2026 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB4 class B
2026 Jul
LeaksApt BB4 class B
2026 Jul
MoldApt BB4 class A
2026 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt BB4 class C · closed
2026 Jul
MoldApt BB4 class C · closed
2026 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
MoldApt BB2 class B
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Doors and windowsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
PestsApt BB2 class C · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class A · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt BB2 class B · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safetyApt BB2 class C · closed
2025 Oct
MoldApt 31A class B · closed
2025 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 31A class A · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 31A class A · closed
2025 Oct
Lead-based paintApt 31A class C · closed
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 31A class B · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 31A class C · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 31A class C · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windows class B
2025 Aug
Fire safety class B
2025 Aug
Leaks class C
2025 Aug
Fire safety class B
2025 Aug
Fire safety class B
2025 Aug
Fire safety class B
2024 May
Fire safety class C
and 15 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

DOB violations

2 open: 2 older than 10 years

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

17 heat or hot water, 11 doors or windows, 6 plumbing, 5 mold, 5 paint or plaster, 4 general repairs, 3 floors or stairs, 3 leaks, 3 safety, 2 appliances, 2 pests, 1 unsanitary conditions

2026 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 12F
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, safety, mold, leaksApt 3B
2026 Oct
Appliances, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt BB4
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 7D
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt BB4
2026 Apr
General repairsApt 42F
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 12F
Show 28 more
2026 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, moldApt 2B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt BASEME
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, mold, leaksApt BB2
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, heat or hot waterApt BB2
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 5C
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt B2
2026 Jan
Doors or windows
2025 Oct
Doors or windows, pestsApt 31A
2025 Aug
Mold, leaksApt 40K
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 12F
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
PlumbingApt 7D
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt BB4
2024 Jun
Plumbing
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 31A
2024 Feb
Paint or plasterApt A31
2024 Jan
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, leaksApt 44G
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditions
2024 Jan
Electrical, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, safety, leaksApt 44G
2024 Jan
Appliances, doors or windows, pestsApt 44G
2023 Dec
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 11B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

4 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

  • Salesno recordNo recorded sale since 2016

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

24 datasets

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

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
Report an error · Talk to us · Look up another building
Not an inspection and not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening — terms of use · privacy.
For AI and developers: llms.txt · API · MCP server · this card as markdown