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Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · BIN 1016980 · Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · Last violation Sep 11, 2025 · Last complaint Dec 14, 2025

NeighborhoodMidtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
More violations than 85.4% of nearby buildings
More violations than 85% of buildings and more complaints than 100% of buildings in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 9 violations · 390 complaints
'21'25ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
3 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous3Class Bhazardous4
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2015
46
4 per year avg.↓ Down 59% in the last 2 years (9 vs 22 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
7
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ3
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ4
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Open violation ages
▪ 3–12 months71% (5)
▪ 1–3 years29% (2)
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
595
25 per year avg.↑ Up 561% in the last 2 years (390 vs 59 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access12%Violation issued6%No violation14%Phone resolved67%Other0%(595)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ12 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ8 violations
Egressⓘ4 violations
Posting/Signageⓘ4 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ3 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ1 violations
Cleaningⓘ1 violations
Filing: Bedbugsⓘ1 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Water & plumbingⓘ348 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ115 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ3 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ1 complaints
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Complaint log

153 complaints · HEAT/HOT WATER

All categoriesPLUMBINGHEAT/HOT WATERPAINT/PLASTERGENERALELECTRICAllOpenClosed
Type

Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.

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Prior 4 yr.
Immed. Emergency11%72%
Emergency56%27%
Non-Emergency33%2%
(9)
(459)
Status
Apt
Received
Category
EmergencyClosed233BOct 23, 2018HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
EmergencyClosed621Oct 18, 2018HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
EmergencyClosed221Jul 18, 2018HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
EmergencyClosed
Oct 23, 2018Apt 233B
HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
EmergencyClosed
Oct 18, 2018Apt 621
HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
EmergencyClosed
Jul 18, 2018Apt 221
HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDING
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development responded to a complaint of no heat or hot water and was advised by a tenant in the building that heat and hot water had been restored. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
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