Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

126 5 Ave

built 1906 · 15 stories · 11 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 Aug
7 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jun
Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar FCB-2000), registration current since Jun 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 May
Sprinklers permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Feb
Alteration permit
2026 Feb
No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2017, last expired Feb 2026
2026 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
Safe (cycle 9, filed Aug 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Mar
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Mar
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2025 Mar
General construction permit
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Jul
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Aug
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2021 Dec
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Mar
Sprinklers permit
2020 Jun
Antenna permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2003 Jul
Latest boiler work permit 2003
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
1906
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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