Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

211 W 53 St

built 1925 · 5 stories · 28 apartments
Also known as 1693 Broadway, 1695 Broadway — 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
Unsanitary conditionsApt 3F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Jul
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19HE-S/W-7), registration current since Jul 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Jun
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
General repairsApt 3C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 May
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Mar
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
Plumbing permit
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Aug
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Structural permit
2025 Jul
Structural permit
2025 May
Sign permit
2025 May
Sign permit
2025 Apr
AppliancesApt 2G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5D
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2025 Feb
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 5B
2024 Aug
MoldApt 4B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4B
2024 Apr
Heat or hot water, mold, pestsApt 4B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class C · closed
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water, pestsApt 4B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Mar
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4B
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water, safetyApt 4B
2023 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 4B
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
PestsApt 4B
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2014 Mar
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Dec
Latest boiler work permit 2013 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1925
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
See all records and sources
Dates are the city's record dates, shown to the month.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
Report an error · Talk to us · Look up another building
Not an inspection and not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening — terms of use · privacy.