# 61 W 86 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/61-west-86-street-manhattan

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Also known as 541 Columbus Ave, 543 Columbus Ave, 545 Columbus Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1889 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 15 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 15 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed May 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (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 2026-10-20)
- **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:** 15 open: 15 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (9), electrical (2), doors and windows (1), fire safety (1). Also 5 older records from 1997–2012 never closed. 21 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 50 violations on record in all, 1997–2025 — the 41 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 0 open (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 4 heat or hot water (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## 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 (H.B. Smith 19A-6), registration current since Jan 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2007 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **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:** 21 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Dec 2019, last expired Aug 2024 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Landmark status:** In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

3 of 15 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 4B: https://blueflo.tech/b/61-west-86-street-manhattan/unit/4b
- Apt 4D: https://blueflo.tech/b/61-west-86-street-manhattan/unit/4d
- Apt 5B: https://blueflo.tech/b/61-west-86-street-manhattan/unit/5b

## Registered with the city

- BRUSCO REALTY MANAGEMENT (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 61 WEST 86 STREET LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 61 W. 86TH STREET LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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