Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1890 · 7 stories · 30 apartments
Also known as 521 Amsterdam Ave, 523 Amsterdam Ave, 525 Amsterdam Ave, 527 Amsterdam 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 Apr
Latest accepted inspection Apr 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Feb
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 May
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 10, filed May 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2024 Oct
Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith G28-6), registration current since Oct 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Jan
No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2018, last expired Jan 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Sep
Structural permit, General construction permit
2021 Feb
General construction permit
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2018 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 Aug
Construction fence permit
2013 May
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2011 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
1890
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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