Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

23 W 85 St

built 1907 · 5 stories · 12 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 Apr
Boiler burning natural gas (H. B. Smith 19A - S/W-05 (New) H. B. SMITH 19A - S/W-05 (NEW)), registration current since Apr 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Jan
Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Aug
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Aug
General construction permit
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2010 Dec
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2010 Nov
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2010 Jun
Latest boiler work permit 2010 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2010 Jun
Boiler permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2001 Jun
Alteration permit
1996 Apr
ElectricalApt 1A class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1907
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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