Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1906 · 12 stories · 86 apartments
Also known as 255 Central Park W, 257 Central Park W — 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 Oct
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
Plumbing permit
2026 Jan
General construction permit
2025 Sep
3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Sep 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Mar
Boiler burning natural gas (Best 5C-200), registration current since Mar 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Sep
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Jul
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Dec
General construction permit
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Aug 2023)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2023 Apr
Structural permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Mar
General construction permit
2023 Mar
Sprinklers permit
2022 Dec
Local Law class - 2
DOB Violations
2022 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2020, last expired Sep 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
DOB Violations
2020 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2020 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2019 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 6F class B
2019 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 6F class B
2019 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 6F class B
2019 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 6F class B
2019 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 6F class B
2019 Sep
Leaks class A
2019 Sep
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2019 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2016 Nov
Facade Safety Program
DOB Violations
2009 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2006 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2006 Jun
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2006 Jan
Latest boiler work permit 2006
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1997 Aug
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1997 Aug
Fire safety class B · never closed
1906
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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