Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

170 W 85 St

built 1900 · 5 stories · 27 apartments
Also known as 172 W 85 St, 513 Amsterdam Ave, 515 Amsterdam Ave, 517 Amsterdam Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC · 66 other buildings here list it; 170 WEST 85 STREET HDFC; 170 W 85 ST HDFC

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 Feb
Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Feb
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1ER
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-32), registration current since Jan 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Sep
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Aug
General construction permit
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 3EF
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2WR class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Sep
LeaksApt 2WR class B
2023 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3WR class A
2023 Sep
MoldApt 3WR class A
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 May
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Mar
General construction permit
2023 Jan
Plumbing permit
2022 May
General construction permit
2021 Oct
General construction permit
2021 Aug
Boilers class - 2
DOB Violations
2021 Mar
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2014 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2EF class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2EF class A · never closed
2014 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2EF class B · never closed
2014 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 2EF class A · never closed
2013 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1EF class B · never closed
2013 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1EF class B · never closed
2013 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1EF class B · never closed
2006 Jan
Fire safetyApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1EF class B · never closed
2005 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1EF class B · never closed
2005 May
Other conditionsApt 1EF class A · never closed
2005 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1EF class B · never closed
2005 May
Fire safetyApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4ER class A · never closed
2005 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4ER class B · never closed
2005 Mar
PestsApt 4ER class B · never closed
2004 Nov
Fire safetyApt 4EF class B · never closed
2004 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4EF class B · never closed
2002 Jan
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2001 Dec
Construction never closed
2001 Dec
Construction never closed
2001 Dec
Construction never closed
1998 Feb
Latest boiler work permit 1998
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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