Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

71 Columbia St

built 1966 · 21 stories · 208 apartments
Registered with the city: METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT · 30 other buildings here list it; MASARYK TOWERS CORP · 3 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

12 of this building’s 208 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 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9C class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
General construction permit
2026 Apr
FC-SWARMP Facades DOB violation
2026 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 7G class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation
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2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
General construction permit
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · HPD violation
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4H class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7H class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2020 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B · HPD violation
2015 Apr
General construction permit
2011 Dec
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2011 May
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2010 Dec
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2010 Sep
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2009 Nov
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2009 May
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Nov
Construction class - 2 · never closed · DOB violation
Facade rating

Unsafe (cycle 10, filed Jan 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See the shed permits at DOB →
What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

4 complaints, 2025–2026
Heat and hot water complaints

4 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)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 10 complaints, 2025–2026 · 9 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Electrical

1 complaint, 2025

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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

EnergyWhole tax lot

ENERGY STAR score 22 (2024 report), reported for all of 75 Columbia Street - 41109 (4 buildings)

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

15 open: 15 about building conditions — pests (8), other conditions (2), walls, floors and stairs (2), fire safety (1); 10 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 1 older record from 2012 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 204 violations on record in all, 1989–2026 — the 55 most recent are listed here

2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 9C class B
2026 Aug
PestsApt 9C class C
2026 Aug
PestsApt 9C class C
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 9C class B · closed
2026 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 9C class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9C class B · closed
2026 Jun
PestsApt 9C class C · closed
2026 Jun
PestsApt 9C class C · closed
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2026 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 7G class B · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 7G class B
2026 Mar
PestsApt 7G class C
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A
2025 Oct
PlumbingApt 7G class A · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 7G class C · closed
2025 Oct
PestsApt 7G class C · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4H class A · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 4H class B · closed
2025 May
Other conditionsApt 11C class C
2025 May
Fire safetyApt 11H class B · closed
2025 May
Fire safetyApt 11H class C · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5F class A · closed
2025 May
MoldApt 5F class A · closed
2025 Mar
Fire safetyApt 7H class C · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7H class B · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 7H class B · closed
2025 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7H class B · closed
2025 Mar
MoldApt 7H class A · closed
2025 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2K class B
2025 Mar
PestsApt 2K class C
2025 Mar
Fire safetyApt 2K class C
2025 Feb
PestsApt 15K class C
2020 Sep
PestsApt 2K class C
2020 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2K class B
2019 Aug
PestsApt 2K class C
2019 Mar
PestsApt 2K class C
2012 Jan
PestsApt 2K class B · never closed
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

Resident complaints to the city

8 pests, 4 heat or hot water, 3 plumbing, 2 paint or plaster, 1 electrical, 1 mold, 1 unsanitary conditions

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

7 permits since 1990

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

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

23 datasets

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