# 686 Academy St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

21 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and lead-based paint and gas and fire safety and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1930 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 31 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 21 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and lead-based paint and gas and fire safety and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs
- 64 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (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 2026-10-19)
- **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:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 64 open: 64 about building conditions — electrical (11), walls, floors and stairs (8), other conditions (6), pests (6); 21 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2006 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 554 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 95 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 11 doors or windows, 11 plumbing, 11 unsanitary conditions, 10 general repairs, 9 electrical, 6 paint or plaster, 5 appliances, 5 floors or stairs, 5 pests, 4 heat or hot water, 3 mold, 3 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## 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 natural gas (Rockmills MP-50), registration current since Jan 2024 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1996 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **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:** 3 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jan 2018, last expired Jan 2019 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

8 of 31 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/2
- Apt 3: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/3
- Apt 5: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/5
- Apt 31: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/31
- Apt 34: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/34
- Apt 35: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/35
- Apt 41: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/41
- Apt 55: https://blueflo.tech/b/686-academy-street-manhattan/unit/55

## Registered with the city

- NATARI ASSOCIATES (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- Individual owner (name not shown) (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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