Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

166 E 56 St

built 1920 · 5 stories · 6 apartments on its tax lot
Also known as 928 3 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 930 THIRD AVENUE CORP · 2 other buildings here list it

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 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: yes
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Dec
Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith 28-S/W-5), registration current since Dec 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2025 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Sep
Plumbing permit
2022 Jan
Plumbing permit
2021 Jul
General construction permit
2020 Aug
Mechanical systems permit
2020 Aug
General construction permit
2017 May
No active shed permit
2016 May
General construction permit
2016 May
General construction permit
2016 May
Scaffold permit
2011 Nov
Alteration permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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