Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

197 Lenox Ave

built 1888 · 4 stories · 10 apartments

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
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class B
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1B class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
PlumbingApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 1B class C
2026 Oct
Mold, leaksApt 1B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
PestsApt A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
Floors or stairsApt A
2026 Aug
Doors and windows class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
Structure and facade class C
2026 Aug
Structure and facade class C
2026 Jul
Floors or stairsApt A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Floors or stairsApt A
2026 Jul
Landmark
DOB Violations
2026 Jul
Landmark
2026 Jul
Construction class - 1
2026 Jul
Construction
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Mar
Paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 1B
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 4B
2026 Feb
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 4B
2026 Feb
Outside the buildingApt 4B
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, plumbing, leaksApt 4B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
DOB Violations
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 2B class B
2026 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class A
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 2B class B
2026 Jan
LeaksApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Dec
PlumbingApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Dec
Floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2B
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
2025 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B
2025 Dec
General repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pestsApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 2B class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Oct
Other conditionsApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Oct
Paint or plaster, plumbing, safety, pestsApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Sep
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 4A
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 2B class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2B
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Jan
Electrical class C · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
2024 Jul
Doors and windows class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jul
Leaks class C · closed
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class C · closed
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jun
Outside the buildingApt 4B
2024 Jun
Doors or windows, leaksApt 4B
2024 Mar
Outside the buildingApt 4B
2024 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 2B
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 4B
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 4B
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 1A
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 4B
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 1B
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2022 May
Construction class - 1
2020 Aug
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Apr
General construction permit
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2013 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2010 Apr
Construction class - 2 · never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2003 Oct
Landmark never closed
DOB Violations
1888
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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