Manhattan · Block 851 · Lot 1 · 10010

171 5 Avenue

21 floors · 183,449 sq ft · built 1903 · class O4 · owner of record: Flatiron Owner Llc

9open violations
$9,960ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
56dto Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 56 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2022-06-17 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 56 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 183,449 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 177 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 177 days
Annual filing
Facade inspection report (Cycle 10C) Applies
Local Law 11 / FISP · Feb 21, 2027 to Feb 21, 2029
What this is

Buildings taller than six stories file a facade inspection report by a QEWI once every five-year cycle. Tax blocks ending in 1, 2 or 3 are in sub-cycle 10C. Agency page

Feb 21, 2029
in 839 days
Filing window not open yet
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 5 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1152 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2031) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2031
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 851). Agency page

Dec 31, 2031
in 1882 days
Next due 2031

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $9,960 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Aug 13, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FIRE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED DURING GENERATOR LOAD BANK TESTING OPERATION WHERE FUMES THAT COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST GENERATE LITERAL FIRE AND CAUGHT SIDEWALK BRIDGE PLANKS, INSPECTION REVEAL THE EXHAUST PIPE OUTL
#39557913X
Oct 22, 2026
$5,000
Feb 27, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS.AS NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED UNSECURED DEBRIS NETTING AT EXPOSURE 3 AT SOUTH WEST & NORTH WEST END OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING.REM:COMPLY TO CODE SPECI
#35726800Z
Mar 23, 2027
DEFAULT
$2,430
Nov 8, 2025Cranes and Derricks CLASS - 2
NO INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS (IRA) SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD EQUIPMENT OBSERVED ONSITE, INSTALLATION NOTIFICATION EXPIRED 08/20/2025 & EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN FULLY /COMPLETED REMOVED AFTER REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT (DOB) SYST
#39546798X
Dec 14, 2026
DEFAULT
$2,530
DOB (5)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 21, 2024HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE)
CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED
#911596
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Apr 22, 2023FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER
FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2022
#10088
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 24, 2020ELEVATOR

#9027/685238
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 3, 2019SPRINKLER
FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019
#NRF00192
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Oct 10, 2018FACADE SAFETY PROGRAM

#HAZ87629
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 21, 2024Facades FISPHAZ
CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED
Active
Apr 22, 2023Retro-Commissioning - LL87 FTF-EN-EARCX
Active
Sep 3, 2019Sprinklers FTF-SP-FINAL
Active
Oct 10, 2018Facades FISP
CYCLE 8C UNSAFE REPORT FILED
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Aug 13, 2026ECBConstruction: FIRE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED DURING GENERATOR LOAD BANK TESTING OPERATION WHERE FUMES THAT COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST GENERATE LITERAL FIRE AND CAUGHT SIDEWALK BRIDGE PLANKS, INSPECTION REVEAL THE EXHAUST PIPE OUTLClosed

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City records as of Nov 5, 2026, 5:28 PM ET. BBL 1008510001.

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