853 Empire Blvd

Fire safetyApt A4 class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class B · closed · HPD violation

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt F1 class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B · HPD violation

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

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class A · closed · HPD violation

2026 Feb

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt F10 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class A · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

2019 Oct

General construction permit

2018 Jun

Alteration permit

2018 Feb

General construction permit

2005 Oct

General construction permit

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jan 2022, last expired Jan 2023
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 38 complaints, 2024–2026 · 9 in the past year

What has happened here

Heat or hot waterApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt F1 class C · closed · HPD violation

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Heat or hot waterApt 15F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt F10 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt C4 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt F5 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt EA complaint

Heat or hot waterApt A8 complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 8E complaint

2025 Feb

2025 Feb

2025 Jan

Heat or hot waterApt 15F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 15F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt B1 complaint

2024 Oct

2024 Oct

2024 Apr

2024 Mar

Heating/ventilation permit

2018 Feb

2006 Aug

Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-175), registration current since Sep 2024

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 Mar 2026, 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

Heat and hot water complaints

14 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

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

Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 33 complaints, 2024–2026 · 23 in the past year

What has happened here

PlumbingApt A4 class B · HPD violation

PlumbingApt A4 class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt A4 class B · HPD violation

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LeaksApt F1 class B · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt A4 complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt F1 complaint

PlumbingApt B12 complaint

PlumbingApt 1F complaint

2026 Jan

LeaksApt F1 class A · closed · HPD violation

PlumbingApt F1 complaint

PlumbingApt D8 complaint

PlumbingApt D15 complaint

PlumbingApt B5 complaint

2025 Aug

LeaksApt A4 complaint

2025 Aug

2025 Jan

Plumbing, leaksApt E8 complaint

2024 Dec

2024 Dec

Plumbing, leaksApt D2 complaint

2024 Apr

2024 Feb

LeaksApt E1 complaint

Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 23 complaints, 2024–2026 · 13 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt E8 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt A4 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt F1 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt F1 class C · HPD violation

PestsApt A4 complaint

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Unsanitary conditionsApt B1 complaint

Unsanitary conditionsApt B1 complaint

PestsApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

MoldApt AOS complaint

2026 Jan

PestsApt 15F class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt 15F class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt F10 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt E8 class C · closed · HPD violation

PestsApt D15 complaint

2025 Jul

Mold, pestsApt D17 complaint

2025 Jun

MoldApt D17 complaint

MoldApt D17 complaint

2024 Dec

MoldApt D2 complaint

Mold, pestsApt E8 complaint

PestsApt E8 complaint

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025 · 1 in the past year

What has happened here

ElectricalApt F1 complaint

ElectricalApt D15 complaint

2024 Apr

ElectricalApt E8 complaint

2024 Feb

ElectricalApt E8 complaint

ElectricalApt E1 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 2026-10-21

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

Below grade

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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023

What has happened here

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VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation

VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation

2021 Dec

Non-Residential Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test DOB violation

2021 Dec

Non-Residential Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test DOB violation

2020 Mar

Elevator DOB violation

2020 Mar

Elevator DOB violation

Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →

What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

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). Listed under the J-51 tax program, so stabilization can end when the exemption does

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

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 82 (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

101 open: 100 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (23), lead-based paint (22), doors and windows (16), pests (11); 38 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 7 older records from 2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 508 violations on record in all, 1995–2026 — the 180 most recent are listed here

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B

PestsApt E8 class C

Smoke or CO detectorsApt E8 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt E8 class B

Other conditionsApt E8 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt A4 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt A4 class B

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PlumbingApt A4 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B

PlumbingApt A4 class B

PestsApt A4 class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt A4 class B

LeaksApt A4 class B

Fire safetyApt A4 class C · closed

Fire safety class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B

LeaksApt F1 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B

Doors and windowsApt F1 class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt F1 class B

Other conditionsApt F1 class C

Smoke or CO detectorsApt F1 class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt F1 class B

Heat or hot waterApt E8 class C · closed

PestsApt E8 class C · closed

PestsApt E8 class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

Other conditions class A · closed

2026 Feb

Heat or hot waterApt F1 class C · closed

LeaksApt F1 class A · closed

Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed

PestsApt 15F class C · closed

PestsApt 15F class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt F10 class A · closed

PestsApt F10 class C · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt F10 class B · closed

Fire safetyApt E8 class C · closed

Fire safety class B · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Doors and windowsApt E8 class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt E8 class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt E8 class C · closed

PestsApt E8 class C · closed

and 58 more at the source

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

13 open: 5 about building conditions, 8 about filings or paperwork

EN-EGRDEA Energy Grade - LL33

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Non-Residential Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test

2021 Dec

Non-Residential Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test

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

40 plumbing, 38 heat or hot water, 21 floors or stairs, 19 mold, 17 paint or plaster, 6 doors or windows, 6 leaks, 4 appliances, 4 general repairs, 4 pests, 3 safety, 2 electrical, 2 unsanitary conditions

Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, moldApt E8

Plumbing, pests, leaksApt A4

General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt F1