Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

142 Watts St

built 1910 · 6 stories · 1 apartments
Also known as 457 Washington St — one building, several doors.

Water and pipes

Issues on record
What has happened here
2024 Feb
Plumbing permit
2021 Oct
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (excavation)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2025 May
Sprinklers permit
2020 Jul
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2024 Feb
General construction permit
2021 Oct
Alteration permit
2020 Mar
Construction fence permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Mar 2020, last expired Apr 2022
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2025

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

Permit history

11 permits since 1990

2025 May
Sprinklers permit
2024 Feb
Plumbing permit
2024 Feb
General construction permit
2024 Jan
Structural permit
2024 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
2021 Oct
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
2020 Jul
Sprinklers permit
2020 Mar
Construction fence permit
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2020 Mar
Supported scaffold permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2024 Jan
Structural permit
2024 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
2022 Feb
0 open. 7 violations on record in all, 2015–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here HPD violation
2020 Mar
Supported scaffold permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 7 violations on record in all, 2015–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here
  • DOB violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Heat and hot waterNo issues on record
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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