Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1929 · 16 stories · 157 apartments
Also known as 685 Amsterdam Ave, 687 Amsterdam Ave, 691 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 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 May
General construction permit
2026 May
Mechanical systems permit
2026 Apr
5 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Apr
PlumbingApt 16F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 16F
2026 Mar
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Plumbing permit
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Dec
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2025 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jun
Plumbing permit
2025 May
General construction permit
2025 Feb
General construction permit
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 May
PestsApt 12D
2024 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Mar
No active shed permit; permits since Oct 2020, last expired Mar 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Dec
Safe (cycle 9, filed Dec 2021)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2001 Jan
Latest boiler work permit 2001 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1929
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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