Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1918 · 13 stories · 86 apartments
Also known as 541 Amsterdam Ave, 551 Amsterdam Ave, 555 Amsterdam Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. · 190 other buildings here list it; 176 West 87 Street Owners Corp.; 176 WEST 87TH ST OWNERS CO. C/O BHS
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
Latest accepted inspection Oct 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Nov
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2020, last expired Nov 2024
2024 Oct
Plumbing permit
2024 Oct
Suspended scaffold permit
2024 Oct
Plumbing permit
2024 Oct
General construction permit
2024 Mar
General construction permit
2024 Mar
Suspended scaffold permit
2023 Nov
General construction permit
2023 Oct
Plumbing permit
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2022 Sep
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Sep 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2020 Feb
MoldApt 1A class B
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B
2020 Feb
Fire safetyApt 1A class B
2020 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2020 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2020 Feb
Leaks class A
2020 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2020 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2017 Dec
Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Federal Fst 250 FEDERAL FST 250), registration cancelled since Dec 2017
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2017 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2017 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2005 Dec
Lead-based paintApt 2F class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1999 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · never closed
1999 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · never closed
1918
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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