Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1925 · 19 stories · 278 apartments
Also known as 254 W 51 St, 840 8 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: FIFTY FIRST CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, LP
Ownership transferred Jun 2019, no sale price · NYC Department of Finance
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
Heat or hot waterApt 7F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Oct
No active shed permit; permits since Apr 2021, last expired Oct 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 5G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jul
Other conditions class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15A class A · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15A class A · closed
2026 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 15A class A · closed
2026 Jul
Electrical, leaksApt 15A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
Pests class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
PestsApt 2G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 16M
2026 May
PestsApt 2B
2026 Apr
Fire safetyApt 17F class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Apr
Fire safetyApt 17F class C · closed
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17F class B · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2O class C · closed
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 11G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Apr
ElectricalApt 7N
2026 Mar
AppliancesApt 7N
2026 Mar
Fire safetyApt 7N class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 7N class C · closed
2026 Mar
Appliances, plumbingApt 7N
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 7F
2026 Mar
4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2M class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2O class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2O
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 9P
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5G
2025 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
Heat or hot water
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 5G
2025 Mar
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 17E
2025 Mar
LeaksApt 17E
2025 Feb
Leaks
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 10Q
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2K
2024 Dec
PestsApt 13P
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2O
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 13P class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Sep
PestsApt 13P class C · closed
2024 Sep
Electrical, paint or plaster, pestsApt 13P
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Aug
PestsApt 2K class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Aug
General repairsApt 17E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jul
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Feb
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2023 Dec
Appliances, heat or hot water, paint or plasterApt 2O
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Dec
AppliancesApt 11L
2023 Dec
SafetyApt 11L
2023 Oct
PestsApt 8P
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Jun
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Apr
Supported scaffold permit
2023 Apr
MoldApt 2K class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Mar
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Mar
Plumbing permit
2023 Mar
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2023 Feb
MoldApt 2K class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Nov
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Apr
MoldApt 17F class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 17F class B
2022 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 17F class B
2022 Apr
MoldApt 17F class B
2019 Oct
Elevator
DOB Violations
2019 Jun
Ownership transferred, no sale price
NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales
2017 May
Facade Safety Program
DOB Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1925
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
1900 Jan
Boiler burning No. 4 oil (Kewanee L53 150 Jbx KEWANEE L53 150 JBX), registration cancelled since Jan 1900
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
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