Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

12 5 Ave

built 1903 · 10 stories · 33 apartments

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 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Aug 2019, last expired Sep 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Feb
Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
Safe (cycle 9, filed Jan 2026)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 May
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection May 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2024 Nov
PestsApt 71
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Oct
PestsApt 71
2024 Aug
Heat or hot water
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 73 class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jul
Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 73
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jul
Boiler burning natural gas (A.O. Smith BC-420), registration current since Jul 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Nov
PestsApt 22
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Feb
Construction
DOB Violations
2020 Jun
Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Jun
Plumbing permit
2020 Jan
General construction permit
2019 Jan
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2015 Oct
General construction permit
2014 Apr
General construction permit
2013 Mar
Plumbing permit
2011 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 73 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2009 Jul
Latest boiler work permit 2009
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1903
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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