Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1880 · 5 stories · 18 apartments
Also known as 478 W Broadway — 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 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2026 Aug
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2026 Aug
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Jul
Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar CWN-399PM), registration current since Jul 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 May
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection May 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Mar
Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Dec
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Sep
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Sep
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Feb
Structural permit
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 2023 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2023 Sep
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Sep
Boiler equipment permit
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2022 Nov
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Oct
Plumbing permit
2022 Jul
Plumbing
DOB Violations
2019 May
Non-Residential Elevator Periodic Inspection/Test
2019 Apr
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
2017 Sep
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
2016 Dec
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
2015 Jun
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test never closed
2014 Oct
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test never closed
2014 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5N class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5A class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1999 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6S class A · never closed
1999 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6S class B · never closed
1880
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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