Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

686 Academy St

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built 1930 · 5 stories · 31 apartments · BIN 1064942 · BBL 1022370041

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
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

NATARI ASSOCIATES, 674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES

Pests: 9 reports to the city since 2024
More reports than 9 in 10 similar-size buildings in Washington Heights & Inwood
2024Pests · Feb 2024 · 2 reports (2 complaints)Feb 9, 2024Feb 21, 2024Pests · Mar 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 25, 2024Pests · Apr 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Apr 16, 2024
2025Pests · Mar 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 10, 2025
2026Pests · Jan 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 13, 2026Pests · Jul 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jul 27, 2026Pests · Sep 2026 · 2 reports (2 complaints)Sep 4, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-20

Also reported

2024 – 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

Apt 2 114Apt 3 4Apt 5 2Apt 31 8Apt 34 5Apt 35 4Apt 41 2Apt 55 3

8 of this building’s 31 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.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class A · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class A · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
Show 6 more
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jan 2018, last expired Jan 2019
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 55 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 55 complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 35 complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5 complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2 complaint
Show 2 more
2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
1996 Dec
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
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 · 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 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1996

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

2 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 9 complaints, 2025–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
Show 13 more
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 35 complaint
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2025 May
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2025 May
PlumbingApt 31 complaint
2025 May
PlumbingApt 31 complaint
2025 Mar
PlumbingApt 5 complaint
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 2 complaint
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 18 complaints, 2024–2026 · 11 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Unsanitary conditionsApt 3 complaint
2026 Sep
PestsApt 2 complaint
2026 Sep
PestsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jul
PestsApt 34 complaint
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
Show 24 more
2026 Jul
PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
PestsApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2026 May
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jan
PestsApt 35 complaint
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2 complaint
2025 May
MoldApt 31 complaint
2025 Mar
Mold, pestsApt 2 complaint
2024 Dec
PestsApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
PestsApt 2 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
MoldApt 2 complaint
2024 Sep
PestsApt 41 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Sep
PestsApt 41 class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
PestsApt 2 complaint
2024 Mar
PestsApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
PestsApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
PestsApt 2 complaint
2023 Nov
PestsApt 2 complaint

Fire and safety

5 resolved since 2024
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Issues on record · 5 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Electrical class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · HPD violation
Show 10 more
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2025 May
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2025 Mar
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt 2 complaint
2023 Nov
ElectricalApt 2 complaint

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
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

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

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

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Aug
GasApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
GasApt 2 class C · HPD violation
2026 Jul
GasApt 2 class C · HPD violation
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

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

2026 Sep
Other conditions class A
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B
Show 42 more
2026 Aug
GasApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
Electrical class B
2026 Aug
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class A
2026 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 34 class B
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class A
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
GasApt 2 class C
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B
2026 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B
2026 Jul
Other conditions class A
2026 Jul
PestsApt 2 class C
2026 Jul
PestsApt 2 class C
2026 Jul
GasApt 2 class C
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 55 class C · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Jun
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Apr
Doors and windows class B · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed
2025 Aug
Other conditionsApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Aug
ElectricalApt 2 class B · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 Dec
PestsApt 2 class C · closed
2024 Dec
PestsApt 2 class C · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 41 class C · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 41 class C · closed
2024 Apr
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 2 class B · closed
and 15 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork

2024 Oct
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

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

2026 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 3
2026 Sep
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbing, pestsApt 2
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 2
2026 Sep
General repairs, pestsApt 2
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 2
2026 Jul
PestsApt 34
2026 Jul
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2026 Jul
AppliancesApt 2
Show 31 more
2026 Jul
Doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2026 Jun
Heat or hot water, safetyApt 55
2026 Jun
Doors or windows
2026 May
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2026 May
Doors or windows
2026 May
Doors or windows
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 35
2026 Mar
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2026 Jan
Plumbing, pestsApt 35
2026 Jan
AppliancesApt 35
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Sep
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, safetyApt 2
2025 Jul
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2025 May
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, unsanitary conditionsApt 2
2025 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt 31
2025 May
Paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt 31
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water, plumbingApt 5
2025 Mar
Appliances, electrical, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 2
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 2
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 2
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 3
2025 Jan
Safety
2024 Dec
MoldApt 2
2024 Apr
Appliances, electrical, pestsApt 2
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 2
2024 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 2
2024 Feb
Doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, plumbing, pestsApt 2
2023 Nov
Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 2
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

3 permits since 1990

1996 Dec
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 3 complaint
2026 Sep
Floors or stairs, general repairsApt 2 complaint
2026 Sep
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 2 complaint
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 2 complaint
2026 Sep
General repairsApt 2 complaint
Show 27 more
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 2 class B · HPD violation
2026 Jul
Other conditions class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
AppliancesApt 2 complaint
2026 Jul
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jun
SafetyApt 55 complaint
2026 Jun
Doors or windows complaint
2026 May
Doors or windows complaint
2026 May
Doors or windows complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2 complaint
2026 Jan
AppliancesApt 35 complaint
2025 Aug
Other conditionsApt 2 class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plaster, safetyApt 2 complaint
2025 Jul
Appliances, doors or windows, general repairsApt 2 complaint
2025 May
Floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 May
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 31 complaint
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 31 complaint
2025 Mar
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 3 complaint
2025 Jan
Safety complaint
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 2 complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
Appliances, doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 2 complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 2 complaint
2023 Nov
Paint or plasterApt 2 complaint

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.