Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

178 Franklin St

built 1910 · 6 stories · 5 apartments
Also known as 180 Franklin St — one building, several doors.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2019 Nov
Heating/ventilation permit
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2018 (4 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Plumbing permit
2023 Oct
Plumbing permit
2019 Feb
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 Nov
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2023 Sep
General construction permit
2019 Feb
Alteration permit
2019 Jan
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Tribeca West Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2021 Mar
Elevator DOB violation
2020 Jul
Elevator DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection May 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

DOB violations

6 open: 2 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2021 Mar
Elevator
2020 Jul
Elevator
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

36 permits since 1990

2026 Apr
Plumbing permit
2026 Apr
Mechanical systems permit
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2023 Oct
Plumbing permit
2023 Sep
General construction permit
2019 Nov
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2019 Feb
Alteration permit
2018 Nov
Sprinklers permit
and 28 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Apr
Mechanical systems permit
2022 Nov
0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2017–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here HPD violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2017–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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