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built 1962 · 32 stories · 240 apartments · BIN 1079920 · BBL 1021620001
- 2 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and fire safety
- 1 hazardous (class 1) building code violation from 2026 is still open
- 22 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 7 open HPD violations about building conditions
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- Water service line on record as non-lead (records)
- Boiler inspection filed Aug 2025 with no defects reported
- Facade filed as safe (Mar 2023)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year
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Also reported
2024 – 2026- Pests2 reports20242025Pests · Dec 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 10, 20252026Pests · Oct 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 10, 2026
- Appliances4 reports20242025Appliances · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 20, 2025Appliances · Feb 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 7, 20252026Appliances · May 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 14, 2026Appliances · Oct 2026 · 1 report (3 complaints)Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026 (2nd)Oct 10, 2026
- Plumbing4 reports2024Plumbing · Apr 2024 · 2 reports (3 complaints)Apr 21, 2024Apr 21, 2024 (2nd)Apr 30, 202420252026Plumbing · May 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)May 14, 2026Plumbing · Oct 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 6, 2026
- Electrical3 reports2024Electrical · Apr 2024 · 2 reports (4 complaints)Apr 21, 2024Apr 21, 2024 (2nd)Apr 21, 2024 (3rd)Apr 30, 2024Electrical · Dec 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 1, 202420252026
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- General repairs3 reports2024General repairs · Apr 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 21, 20242025General repairs · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 20, 20252026General repairs · Oct 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Oct 10, 2026
A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.
Apartments named in these records
18 of this building’s 240 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.
Flooding
Issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
- BasementfoundNo basement
Elevators
Issues on record3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026
What this counts
Active elevator devices registered to this building ID
Heat and hot water
Issues on record · 21 complaints, 2025–2026 · 14 in the past yearShow 32 more
Boiler burning natural gas (Easco FST-350), registration current since Apr 2026
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2021 (9 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
22 heat or hot water complaints
What this counts
HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)
Water and pipes
Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2026Show 9 more
Non-Lead (records)
Pests and cleanliness
Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2025–2026Fire and safety
Issues on record, most recently 2024Electrical
1 complaint, 2024Structure and facade
Issues on record, most recently 2024Safe (cycle 9, filed Mar 2023)
What this counts
Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Oct 2016, last expired Jan 2024
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (2 addresses), not under this building's address
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 STAR score 1 (2024 report)
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
7 open: 7 about building conditions — plumbing (4), doors and windows (1), fire safety (1), mold (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C). 11 further violations from 2024 were closed. 251 violations on record in all, 1989–2024 — the 18 most recent are listed here
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What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
21 heat or hot water, 6 appliances, 2 general repairs, 2 pests, 2 plumbing, 1 doors or windows, 1 electrical, 1 floors or stairs, 1 mold
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What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
38 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
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Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-19
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-19
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-18
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-17
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-17
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-18
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-19
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-18
- DOB Violations2026-10-18
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-19
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-19
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-11
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.