698 Ralph Ave

Fire safetyApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · HPD violation

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Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class A · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class A · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C · HPD violation

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

Walls, floors and stairs class A · 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 Jun 2026, last expired Sep 2026
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 27 complaints, 2024–2026 · 6 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

2026 Apr

Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint

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Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint

2024 Nov

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

1993 Aug

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Utica M-300-AGBI), registration current since Jun 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Feb 2023, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2026 (2 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

6 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · 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 · 2 complaints, 2026

What has happened here

LeaksApt 1B class C · HPD violation

LeaksApt 4A class B · HPD violation

2026 Jul

PlumbingApt 4A complaint

PlumbingApt 4A complaint

PlumbingApt 3B class B · closed · HPD violation

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Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation

2024 Oct

LeaksApt 2F complaint

2024 Jul

PlumbingApt 4A complaint

Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 1B class C · HPD violation

MoldApt 1B complaint

Rubbish and cleanliness class A · HPD violation

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 4B complaint

PestsApt 4B complaint

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Unsanitary conditionsApt 4A complaint

2025 Jun

Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 4C complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt 2F complaint

Unsanitary conditions complaint

PestsApt 2F complaint

PestsApt 2F complaint

PestsApt 2F complaint

Electrical

1 complaint, 2026

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 3B complaint

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 60 (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

11 open: 11 about building conditions — fire safety (4), leaks (2), other conditions (2), pests (1); 6 immediately hazardous (class C). 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 105 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 65 most recent are listed here

Fire safetyApt 1B class B

PestsApt 1B class C

Other conditionsApt 1B class B

LeaksApt 1B class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C

LeaksApt 4A class B

Other conditionsApt 4A class B

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed

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Rubbish and cleanliness class A

Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed

PlumbingApt 3B class B · closed

Pests class A · paperwork · closed

2025 Jun

Fire safety class C

Other conditions class B · closed

Other conditions class B · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed

Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed

Other conditions class B · closed

Fire safety class A · closed

Fire safety class A · closed

Leaks class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

1993 Aug

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

27 heat or hot water, 14 doors or windows, 6 paint or plaster, 6 pests, 5 plumbing, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 floors or stairs, 2 general repairs, 1 electrical, 1 mold, 1 safety

2026 Oct

Doors or windows

Paint or plaster, moldApt 1B

General repairsApt 4A

Doors or windows, general repairs, unsanitary conditionsApt 4A

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2026 Apr

Paint or plaster, safetyApt 4A

PlumbingApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 2E

Electrical, heat or hot waterApt 3B

Doors or windowsApt 4C

Doors or windowsApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 4D

Heat or hot waterApt 2F

Heat or hot waterApt 2F

Heat or hot water

Heat or hot waterApt 2F

Heat or hot waterApt 4D

Doors or windows, unsanitary conditionsApt 2F

Doors or windows

Doors or windowsApt 2F

Heat or hot waterApt 1C

Heat or hot waterApt 4D

Unsanitary conditions

Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 4A

Heat or hot waterApt 2E

Heat or hot water

Doors or windowsApt 2F

Doors or windows

Doors or windowsApt 2F

Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 2F

Paint or plaster, pestsApt 2F

PestsApt 2F

Heat or hot waterApt 1C

Paint or plasterApt 2F

2024 Nov

General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 4A

2024 Oct

LeaksApt 2F

2024 Jul

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · 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

13 permits since 1990

Boiler equipment permit

2025 Aug

Structural permit

Suspended scaffold permit

2024 Apr

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2024 Mar

2011 Mar

and 3 more at the source

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

Other conditionsApt 1B class B · HPD violation

Paint or plasterApt 1B complaint

Other conditionsApt 4A class B · HPD violation

General repairsApt 4A complaint

Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4A complaint

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Boiler equipment permit

Paint or plaster, safetyApt 4A complaint

2025 Aug

Structural permit

Suspended scaffold permit

Doors or windowsApt 4C complaint

Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint

Floors or stairs complaint

Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation

Other conditions class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint

Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2F complaint

Paint or plasterApt 2F complaint

Paint or plasterApt 2F complaint

2024 Jul

General repairs, paint or plasterApt 4A complaint

2024 Jun

General repairs complaint

2024 Jun

General repairs complaint

2024 Mar