Buildings highly rated for heat near the BM5 bus in Kips Bay

It’s a filter built from Openigloo heat-related building signals, intended to help you find buildings with stronger heat outcomes in tenant-reported and recorded data.

The bm5-bus filter is about location relative to the BM5 bus corridor, so you get buildings clustered around that transit option—not a guarantee about building heating performance.

Use the rating signal as a starting point. Still ask the building directly about how heating is controlled and serviced, and confirm the lease language on heat/repairs and what happens during malfunctions.

Ask how quickly heat issues are handled, how tenants should report problems, whether thermostat controls are in-unit, and how the building verifies repairs. Also ask what documentation you’ll receive if there’s an ongoing heat complaint.

No. A building can score well overall but still have occasional issues. If heat matters most to you, plan to ask about recent maintenance history and typical response times.

Compare the underlying rated-building signal, then validate in tenant Q&A and your own questions about heating setup, access, and response process. If you can, test the unit’s actual heating behavior during your viewing period.

East Village with 11,857+ buildings; Yorkville with 9,328+ buildings; Lenox Hill with 8,357+ buildings; Hell’s Kitchen with 6,943+ buildings; Fulton/Seaport with 1,758+ buildings.