Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

188 Ave A

built 1920 · 5 stories · 12 apartments
Also known as 500 E 12 St — 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 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
DOB Violations
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jun
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2023, last expired Jun 2024
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2023 Sep
Fire safetyApt 9 class C
2019 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 May
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2016 Sep
Other conditionsApt 11 class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Jun
Signs class - 1 · never closed
DOB Violations
2016 Jun
Construction never closed
2016 Jan
Scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Dec
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
2008 Nov
Fire protection permit
2008 Oct
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2008 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
1994 Sep
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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