Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

71 Lenox Ave

built 1900 · 5 stories · 11 apartments

Apartments named in these records

8 of this building’s 11 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2025) · 17 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: yes

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-16 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · 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 work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2025) · 8 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2025) · 5 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Electrical

Issues on record (2025) · 6 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-17
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

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

89 open: 86 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (31), electrical (10), leaks (8), pests (7); 18 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. 14 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 117 violations on record in all, 2016–2026 — the 103 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Doors and windows class B
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Jul
Structure and facade class I
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2025 Jul
PestsApt 3A class C
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class B
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2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class B
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class B
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class B
2025 Jul
LeaksApt 3A class B
2025 Jul
Fire safetyApt 5A class C
2025 Jul
Fire safety class C
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2025 Jul
Fire safetyApt 3A class C · closed
2025 Jul
Structure and facade class C · closed
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3A class B
2025 Jun
Heat or hot water class C
2025 Jun
PestsApt 3A class C
2025 Jun
PestsApt 3A class C
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · closed
2025 Jun
LeaksApt 2A class B
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2025 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt 5A class C
2025 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B
2025 Jun
ElectricalApt 5A class B
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class C · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2025 May
Fire safetyApt 2A class C · closed
2025 May
Fire safetyApt 2A class C · closed
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt A class C · closed
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 4B class C · closed
2025 Apr
PlumbingApt 4B class C · closed
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 May
Fire safety class C · closed
and 50 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

2 open: 2 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

17 heat or hot water, 8 appliances, 7 electrical, 7 plumbing, 4 doors or windows, 3 leaks, 3 paint or plaster, 2 floors or stairs, 2 mold, 2 pests, 1 unsanitary conditions

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

2 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-16 · 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
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

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