649 Empire Blvd

Fire safetyApt 54 class B · HPD violation

2026 Apr

Lead-based paintApt 25 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

2026 Apr

Lead-based paintApt 46 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

2026 Apr

Lead-based paintApt 65 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 64 class C · HPD violation

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Lead-based paintApt 1 class C · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 1 class C · paperwork · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 63 class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 63 class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 54 class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 29 class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 6 class C · HPD violation

2024 Sep

Fire safetyApt 31 class C · HPD violation

2023 Nov

Lead-based paintApt 54 class C · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 61 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 55 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 27 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 67 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 63 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Lead-based paintApt 59 class B · paperwork · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt 54 class C · HPD violation

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

Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 63 class C · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 63 class C · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 54 class A · closed · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt 54 class A · closed · HPD violation

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

Doors and windowsApt 54 class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Apr

Doors and windowsApt 56 class C · closed · HPD violation

2021 Feb

Construction class - 2 · DOB violation

2016 Oct

General construction permit

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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 65 complaints, 2024–2026 · 40 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 54 class C · HPD violation

2026 Mar

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Heat or hot waterApt 58 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 58 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 24 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 68 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 48 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 54 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 52 complaint

2025 Aug

Heat or hot waterApt 41 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 41 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 56 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 63 complaint

2024 Dec

2024 Dec

Heat or hot waterApt 44 class C · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 39 class C · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 61 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 57 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 47 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 44 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 32 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 31 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 21 complaint

2024 Mar

2024 Mar

Heat or hot waterApt 41 complaint

2024 Jan

2023 Nov

Heat or hot waterApt 38 complaint

2023 Oct

Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-100), registration current since Jul 2025

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

53 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)

Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year

What has happened here

PlumbingApt 54 class C · HPD violation

LeaksApt 54 class B · HPD violation

Leaks class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 54 complaint

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LeaksApt 54 class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 54 class B · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 54 complaint

PlumbingApt 54 complaint

Leaks class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 42 complaint

LeaksApt 56 complaint

Leaks complaint

PlumbingApt 54 complaint

2025 May

Plumbing complaint

LeaksApt 56 complaint

PestsApt 39 class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 56 complaint

2024 Oct

LeaksApt 44 complaint

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

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

What has happened here

2026 Jul

PestsApt 46 complaint

2026 Jun

2026 Jun

PestsApt 39 complaint

Unsanitary conditions complaint

PestsApt 39 class C · closed · HPD violation

2025 Sep

Pests class C · closed · HPD violation

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PestsApt 51 complaint

PestsApt 44 complaint

PestsApt 39 complaint

PestsApt 31 complaint

PestsApt 24 complaint

PestsApt 21 complaint

2023 Nov

MoldApt 54 complaint

Electrical

1 complaint, 2026

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 23 complaint

ElectricalApt 54 class C · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 54 class C · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 54 class C · closed · HPD violation

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025

What has happened here

2025 Oct

VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation

Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →

What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

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

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 72 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25

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

HPD violations

57 open: 35 about building conditions — fire safety (8), walls, floors and stairs (6), mold (5), leaks (4); 17 immediately hazardous (class C), 22 about paperwork or notices. Also 3 older records from 1995–2013 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 486 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 186 most recent are listed here

PlumbingApt 54 class C

Fire safetyApt 54 class B

LeaksApt 54 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 54 class C