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built 1916 · 5 stories · 30 apartments · BIN 1063477 · BBL 1021420034
- 4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 16 open HPD violations about building conditions
- Boiler inspection filed Sep 2026 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter
HOULIHAN-PARNES PROPERTIES, 640 WEST 171 ST LLC
How often each problem is reported
2024 – 2026- Heat or hot water4 reports2024Heat or hot water · Jan 2024 · 1 report (3 complaints)Jan 17, 2024Jan 21, 2024Jan 22, 2024Heat or hot water · Oct 2024 · 1 report (4 complaints)Oct 11, 2024Oct 12, 2024Oct 14, 2024Oct 15, 2024Heat or hot water · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 12, 20242025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 4, 20252026
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
Water and pipes
Issues on recordUnknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)
Heat and hot water
2 complaints, 2024–2025Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith LO-28-A-S-8), registration current since Aug 2026
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 1997 (2 on record)
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
- Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Pests and cleanliness
1 complaint, 2026Fire and safety
Issues on record, most recently 2022Structure and facade
Issues on record, most recently 2022Show 8 more
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Apr 2019, last expired Aug 2020
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Flooding
No 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: 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)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
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 (1 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
General condition and all records
16 open: 16 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (10), lead-based paint (4), doors and windows (1), mold (1); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 2 older records from 1997–1998 never closed. 1 further violation from 2025 was closed. 179 violations on record in all, 1994–2025 — the 19 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
2 heat or hot water, 1 floors or stairs, 1 paint or plaster, 1 pests
What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
6 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
- DOB violationsfound0 open
Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
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.