Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

143 Bleecker St

built 1890 · 7 stories · 12 apartments
Also known as 520 La Guardia Pl — one building, several doors.

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
What has happened here
2006 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2004 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain LGB-13), registration current since Feb 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2001

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2021 Sep
Plumbing permit
2021 Jan
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

1 resolved in 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2021 Feb
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2026 Sep
General construction permit
2025 May
General construction permit
2021 Aug
General construction permit
2020 Dec
General construction permit
2020 Mar
General construction permit
2018 Jul
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
Show 1 more
2007 Nov
Local Law 11/98 - Facade never closed · DOB violation
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Apr 2021)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the South Village Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Sep 2020, last expired Jul 2021

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2007 Apr
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed · DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026

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

Gas

What has happened here
2025 Sep
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

Permit history

26 permits since 1990

2026 Sep
General construction permit
2026 Aug
Mechanical systems permit
2025 May
General construction permit
2021 Sep
Plumbing permit
2021 Aug
General construction permit
2021 Feb
Sprinklers permit
2021 Jan
Plumbing permit
2020 Dec
General construction permit
Show 2 more
2020 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2020 Mar
General construction permit
and 16 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
2026 Aug
Mechanical systems permit
2020 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 1 further violation from 2025 was closed. 3 violations on record in all, 1987–2025 — the 1 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

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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