Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

166 Mercer St

built 1880 · 5 stories · 8 apartments
Also known as 591 Broadway, 593 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 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2026 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2026 Sep
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
2026 Aug
Sprinklers permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-80), registration current since Jan 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Dec
Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Dec
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Nov
General construction permit
2024 Sep
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jan
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Jan
Plumbing permit
2023 Dec
Mechanical systems permit
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Sep
Structural permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Sep
Mechanical systems permit
2023 Sep
General construction permit
2023 Sep
Plumbing permit
2011 Dec
No active shed permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2002 Jun
Latest boiler work permit 2002
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1880
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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