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686 Academy St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02237-0041

En español: 16 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 51 abiertas en total.

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 9 certifications filed and 10 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 15 Class C violations, all 15 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification and 1 Invalid Certification. How certification works

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16 open Class C.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened August 5, 2026.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 14, 2026.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C16 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Certified on time19110385674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110379674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19079835674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19079834674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19079832674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19079823674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18838162674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Vermin / InfestationFalse certification18838138674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Vermin / InfestationFalse certification18838136674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Fire SafetyInvalid certification18797265674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18176849
Not complied with17080637
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification17080621
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification17080620
Not complied with17080610
Not complied with16946086
Class B35 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19146019674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Fire SafetyNotice sent19146018674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146017674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146016674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146015674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146014674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146013674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146012674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19146011674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110386674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110384674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110382674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110380674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110378674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110377674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19110376674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent19079824674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Certified on time18989335674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Certified on time18989334674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18838158674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18838154674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18838145674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Notice sent18838143674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Fire SafetyNotice sent18838135674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Fire SafetyNotice sent18838133674-686 NATARI ASSOCIATES
Invalid certification18167935
Invalid certification18167934
Invalid certification18167933
Invalid certification18167932
Invalid certification18167931
Invalid certification18167930
Invalid certification18167929
Not complied with17080645
Not complied with17080642
Not complied with17080639

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 686 Academy Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 686 Academy Street, Manhattan had 51 open violations on September 26, 2026: 51 from HPD. 16 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 686 Academy Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 9 certifications filed and 10 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 686 Academy Street, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 15 Class C violations, all 15 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification and 1 Invalid Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is 686 Academy Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened August 5, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 686 Academy Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 14, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Is 686 Academy Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 686 Academy Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 686 Academy Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 686 Academy Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 30 residential units at 686 Academy Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 686 Academy St, Manhattan: 16 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/686-academy-street-manhattan

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