596 Argyle Rd

Heat or hot waterApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

2026 Jan

Heat or hot waterApt 6 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 16 complaint

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2025 Apr

Heat or hot water complaint

2025 Jan

2025 Jan

Heat or hot water complaint

2011 Dec

Low Pressure Boiler never closed · DOB violation

2002 Feb

Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-50), registration current since Jan 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2002

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

6 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

2026 Aug

PlumbingApt 23 complaint

LeaksApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 19 complaint

PlumbingApt 17 complaint

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Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2025) · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

What has happened here

Unsanitary conditions complaint

Unsanitary conditions complaint

PestsApt 14 class C · closed · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 5 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 5 complaint

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PestsApt 19 class C · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 19 complaint

2024 Feb

PestsApt 8 class C · HPD violation

2024 Feb

PestsApt 8 class C · HPD violation

2024 Jan

MoldApt 8 complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed · HPD violation

Electrical

2 complaints, 2026

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 17 complaint

ElectricalApt 14 class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 14 complaint

2023 Dec

ElectricalApt 21 complaint

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2025

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

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Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 17 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 17 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 14 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A · HPD violation

2023 Oct

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

2023 Aug

General construction permit

2016 Feb

Doors and windows class B · never closed · HPD violation

2015 May

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation

2007 Feb

Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · never closed · HPD violation

2006 Sep

Walls, floors and stairsApt 12 class B · never closed · HPD violation

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

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

General condition and all records

HPD violations

18 open: 17 about building conditions — lead-based paint (7), pests (6), walls, floors and stairs (4); 13 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 9 older records from 1993–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 117 violations on record in all, 1993–2026 — the 110 most recent are listed here

Heat or hot waterApt 17 class A · closed

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Fire safety class B · closed

Other conditions class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 17 class B · closed

LeaksApt 17 class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 14 class B · closed

PestsApt 14 class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 14 class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 14 class B · closed

ElectricalApt 14 class B · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Lead-based paintApt 5 class C · paperwork

Pests class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A

PestsApt 5 class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 5 class A

Walls, floors and stairs class A

2016 Feb

Doors and windows class B · never closed

2015 May

Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed

Other conditions class A · never closed

Other conditions class B · never closed

2007 Feb

Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · never closed

2006 Sep

Walls, floors and stairsApt 12 class B · never closed

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

1 open: 1 older than 10 years

2011 Dec

Low Pressure Boiler never closed

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

9 heat or hot water, 6 paint or plaster, 3 general repairs, 3 plumbing, 3 safety, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 appliances, 2 electrical, 2 pests, 1 floors or stairs

2026 Aug

PlumbingApt 23

Unsanitary conditions

AppliancesApt 17

Paint or plasterApt 17

Appliances, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 17

Unsanitary conditions

2026 May

Paint or plasterApt 17

Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safetyApt 17

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ElectricalApt 14

2026 Jan

Heat or hot waterApt 6

Heat or hot waterApt 16

General repairsApt 19

PestsApt 5

Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 19

2025 Apr

Appliances, electricalApt 21

Plumbing, leaksApt 19

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

5 permits since 1990

2023 Aug

General construction permit

2002 Feb

Plumbing permit, Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

and 3 more at the source

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · See every permit at DOB →

What this counts

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

Everything else on record

AppliancesApt 17 complaint

Paint or plasterApt 17 complaint

Other conditions class C · closed · HPD violation

2026 May

Appliances, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 17 complaint

Paint or plasterApt 17 complaint

Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 17 complaint

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Smoke or CO detectorsApt 14 class B · closed · HPD violation

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 14 class B · closed · HPD violation

General repairsApt 19 complaint

2024 Feb

Doors or windows complaint

2023 Dec

AppliancesApt 21 complaint

Other conditions class A · never closed · HPD violation