Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

196 Ave B

built 1930 · 5 stories · 7 apartments
Also known as 551 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 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2016 May
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Apr
Scaffold permit
2014 Dec
Electrical class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 Nov
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2014 Sep
Plumbing permit, General construction permit, Construction fence permit
2009 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
DOB Violations
2009 Apr
Electrical class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1999 Aug
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1999 Jul
Fire safety class B · never closed
1997 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
1995 Feb
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1995 Feb
General construction permit
1992 Jul
Plumbing permit
1992 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
1991 Mar
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1990 Jun
Other conditions class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1990 Jun
Other conditions class B · never closed
1990 Jun
Fire safety class B · never closed
1990 Jun
Structure and facade class A · never closed
1988 May
Electrical class B · never closed
1988 May
Heat or hot waterApt 1 class C · never closed
1988 May
ElectricalApt 1 class C · never closed
1988 May
Other conditionsApt 1 class C · never closed
1988 May
Plumbing class C · never closed
1988 May
Other conditions class C · never closed
1985 Oct
Other conditions class B · never closed
1985 Oct
Fire safety class B · never closed
1979 Jul
Fire safety class B · never closed
1930
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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