Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1909 · 6 stories · 44 apartments
Also known as 551 W 170 St — one building, several doors.
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Mar
Safe (cycle 10, filed Mar 2026)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2026 Mar
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-100), registration current since Mar 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Feb
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2022, last expired Sep 2025
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Jun
PlumbingApt 34
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 65
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 65
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 58
2025 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 47
2024 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 34 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 34 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 34 class B · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 34 class C · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 34 class C · closed
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 34 class B · closed
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 34 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 62 class A · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safetyApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 62 class C · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 62 class C · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safetyApt 62 class C · closed
2024 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 62 class B · closed
2024 Sep
Fire safetyApt 61 class C · closed
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 61 class B · closed
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 61 class B · closed
2024 Sep
PestsApt 65
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safety, pestsApt 62
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, safety, pestsApt 61
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, safety, pestsApt 57
2024 Sep
Electrical, paint or plaster, pests
2024 Sep
Safety
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 17
2024 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Jun
Supported scaffold permit
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 48
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2021 Oct
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Oct
Plumbing permit
2021 Jun
PestsApt 48 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2021 Jun
PestsApt 48 class C
2021 Jun
PestsApt 57 class C
2021 Jun
PestsApt 57 class C
2021 Jun
PestsApt 61 class C
2021 Jun
PestsApt 61 class C
2021 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 67 class A
2021 May
MoldApt 16 class C
2021 May
PestsApt 28 class C
2020 Aug
PestsApt 61 class C
2020 Aug
PestsApt 61 class C
2019 Sep
Facade Safety Program
DOB Violations
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2019 Aug
PestsApt 28 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Aug
PestsApt 28 class C
2016 Jul
General construction permit, Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2014 Dec
General construction permit
2013 Aug
PestsApt 54 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2013 Apr
Plumbing permit, Fuel storage permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2011 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 64 class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2011 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 64 class C · never closed
2010 Sep
Lead-based paintApt 17 class C · never closed
2010 Sep
Lead-based paintApt 17 class C · never closed
2009 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 17 class C · never closed
2009 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 17 class C · never closed
2009 Mar
Latest boiler work permit 2009
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2005 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 67 class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2005 Jan
Lead-based paintApt 64 class C · never closed
2005 Jan
Other conditionsApt 17 class C · paperwork · never closed
1909
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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