Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

198 8 Ave

built 1944 · 5 stories · 9 apartments
Also known as 265 W 20 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 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jul
PestsApt 4E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Feb
GasApt 4E class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
GasApt 3W class C · closed
2026 Feb
AppliancesApt 9E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 4E
2025 Dec
AppliancesApt 216
2025 Nov
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5W
2025 Oct
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Dec
Unknown class - 1
DOB Violations
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2018 Jun
Electrical class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Sep
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 Apr
Construction
DOB Violations
2017 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2016 Jun
Electrical class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2015 Jul
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 May
General construction permit
2015 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2015 Mar
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2015 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2013 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
MoldApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
MoldApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Jul
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2013 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5W class B · never closed
2009 May
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Nov
Fire protection permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Apr
Signs non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2006 Oct
Electrical class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2006 Oct
Electrical class B · never closed
2006 Oct
Electrical class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Electrical class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · never closed
2006 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 4E class B · never closed
2006 Apr
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2005 May
No active shed permit
2004 Dec
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2004 Dec
Construction hazardous · never closed
2004 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2002 Jun
General construction permit
1999 Jul
Electric Signs never closed
DOB Violations
1999 May
Electric Signs never closed
1999 May
Zoning never closed
1998 Apr
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
1993 Sep
Boiler burning natural gas (American Standard Pfa 3 AMERICAN STANDARD PFA 3), registration expired since Sep 1993
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
1944
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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