Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

242 5 Ave

built 1922 · 6 stories · 4 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
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Jul
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 Jul
Sign permit
2017 Jun
Sprinklers permit
2017 May
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2016 May
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
2016 Mar
General construction permit
2016 Mar
General construction permit
2015 Dec
No active shed permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1995 Oct
Latest boiler work permit 1995
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1922
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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