153 Madison Ave — timeline

Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

built 1912 · 12 stories · 119 apartments

Also known as 159 Madison Ave — 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 Jul

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-200), registration current since Jul 2026

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)

2026 Apr

Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler

2026 Apr

5 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance

2026 Feb

General construction permit

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

2025 Dec

General construction permit

General construction permit

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Oct 2023)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings

2023 Oct

General construction permit

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

2023 Aug

Antenna permit

2023 Feb

General construction permit

2023 Feb

Structural permit

2022 Feb

0 open. 2 violations on record in all, 2016–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here

Housing Maintenance Code Violations

No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2019, last expired Sep 2020

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits

2007 Sep

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

2001 Jan

Latest boiler work permit 2001

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)

1912

Built

PLUTO (tax lot data)

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