# 559 W 188 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-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 6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## 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:** 33 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 6 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests - 26 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter - 13 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 - Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - Boiler inspection filed Aug 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 Aug 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:** 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:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 13 open: 13 about building conditions — pests (6), fire safety (3), other conditions (2), mold (1); 6 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 6 older records from 1990–2010 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 343 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 63 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 26 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 83 heat or hot water, 1 doors or windows, 1 plumbing (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 No. 2 oil (Federal FST-60), registration current since Jun 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1991 (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:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 4 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 14 of 33 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 12: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/12 - Apt 14: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/14 - Apt 20: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/20 - Apt 23: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/23 - Apt 32: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/32 - Apt 33: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/33 - Apt 34: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/34 - Apt 40: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/40 - Apt 41: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/41 - Apt 44: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/44 - Apt 50: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/50 - Apt 52: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/52 - Apt 53: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/53 - Apt 54: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/unit/54 ## Registered with the city - CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC (Agent, Registration Contacts) - PR 559 WEST 188 LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - PR 559 WEST 188 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/559-west-188-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/559-west-188-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=559-west-188-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt