Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1914 · 10 stories · 38 apartments
Registered with the city: AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. · 190 other buildings here list it; 252 WEST 85TH RESIDENTS CORP.; 252 W 85 RESIDENTS CORP
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
No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2018, last expired Oct 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jul
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Mar
Protection and mechanical methods permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2026 Feb
Mechanical systems permit
2026 Jan
Boiler burning natural gas (Federal FST-100), registration current since Jan 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Jan
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Oct
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Plumbing permit
2025 Jul
General construction permit
2025 Jul
Suspended scaffold permit
2024 Dec
General construction permit
2024 Sep
Plumbing permit
2023 Dec
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Dec 2023)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2016 Jul
Latest boiler work permit 2016 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1914
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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