Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

165 William St

built 1908 · 10 stories · 12 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 Oct
No active shed permit; permits since Dec 2018, last expired Oct 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2026 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2026 Aug
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jul
General construction permit
2026 Jul
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Apr
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Sep
General repairsApt 8
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Sep
General repairsApt 8
2025 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Aug
General construction permit
2025 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2024 Sep
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
VT-PER-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
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2022 Jul
Elevators class - 1
2022 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5 class B
2021 Feb
Elevator
DOB Violations
2021 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Oct
Safe (cycle 9, filed Oct 2020)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2020 Oct
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Oct
General construction permit
2020 Aug
Supported scaffold permit
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2019 Apr
Leaks class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Apr
Elevator Annual Inspection / Test
DOB Violations
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 Jun
LeaksApt 8 class B
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2018 May
LeaksApt 8 class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2017 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2017 Nov
LeaksApt 8 class B
2017 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 8 class A
2017 Sep
PestsApt 8 class B
2017 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2017 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2017 Feb
Other conditions class B
2017 Jan
Fire safety class B
2016 Dec
Elevators class - 2
DOB Violations
2016 Nov
Other conditions class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Nov
Leaks class B
2016 Nov
Fire safety class B
2016 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 9 class B
2016 Nov
LeaksApt 9 class B
2016 Nov
Pests class B
2016 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2016 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 8 class B
2008 Oct
Latest boiler work permit 2008
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1908
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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