Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

2 E 87 St

built 1949 · 19 stories · 81 apartments
Also known as 1056 5 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT · 163 other buildings here list it; 1056 FIFTH AVENUE CORP

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 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
Structural permit, General construction permit
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
Protection and mechanical methods permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 May
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Apr
Structural permit, General construction permit
2026 Mar
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills FB-175), registration current since Mar 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Feb
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Feb
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Dec
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Plumbing permit
2025 Dec
Plumbing permit
2024 Jun
Failure To Submit Eer
DOB Violations
2023 Apr
Failure To Submit Eer
2023 Feb
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2023)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2022 Aug
Failure To Submit Eer
DOB Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2001 Mar
LL1081 Elevators never closed
DOB Violations
2001 Mar
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
1949
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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