# 720 W 170 St, Manhattan What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/720-west-170-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 Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) ## The building - **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 53 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program - Sidewalk shed permitted since Apr 2018 ## 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 (excavation) (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) - Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18) - No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, 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:** Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Jan 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18) - **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (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:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 0 open. 1 further violation from 2026 was closed. 22 violations on record in all, 1996–2026 — the 1 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 2 open: 2 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 2 general repairs, 1 heat or hot water, 1 plumbing, 1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions (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 (Laars PNCV-750), registration current since Apr 2026 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19) - **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2017 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** 1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Oct 2025 (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:** ENERGY STAR score 54 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 10 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (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 2 of 53 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 2G: https://blueflo.tech/b/720-west-170-street-manhattan/unit/2g - Apt 2H: https://blueflo.tech/b/720-west-170-street-manhattan/unit/2h ## Registered with the city - CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts) - ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/720-west-170-street-manhattan/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/720-west-170-street-manhattan - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=720-west-170-street-manhattan - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt