# 551 W 157 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-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 7 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1910 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 30 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 7 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and fire safety and heat or hot water - 21 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 44 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Clean in the records - Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jan 2025, 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:** Non-Lead (excavation) (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:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 44 open: 44 about building conditions — doors and windows (13), walls, floors and stairs (6), pests (5), heat or hot water (4); 7 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 14 older records from 1989–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 297 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 132 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 13 open: 1 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork, 7 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 21 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 71 heat or hot water, 6 plumbing, 5 doors or windows, 5 paint or plaster, 4 floors or stairs, 4 mold, 2 appliances, 2 electrical, 2 safety, 1 general repairs (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Weil Mclain 1088R), registration current since Aug 2024 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2003 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 36 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 10 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (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 20 of 30 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 1: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/1 - Apt 4: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/4 - Apt 21: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/21 - Apt 22: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/22 - Apt 24: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/24 - Apt 25: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/25 - Apt 31: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/31 - Apt 32: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/32 - Apt 34: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/34 - Apt 35: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/35 - Apt 41: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/41 - Apt 42: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/42 - Apt 43: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/43 - Apt 51: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/51 - Apt 52: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/52 - Apt 53: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/53 - Apt 54: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/54 - Apt 63: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/63 - Apt 64: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/64 - Apt 65: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/unit/65 ## Registered with the city - U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (Agent, Registration Contacts) - THE 551 HDFC INC. (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - THE 551 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY , INC. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/551-west-157-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/551-west-157-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=551-west-157-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt