Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1920 · 6 stories · 15 apartments
Registered with the city: EAST WEST REALTY · 6 other buildings here list it; 257 WEST 55TH STREET ASSOC LLC; 257 W 55 STREET ASSOCIATES · 1 other building here list it
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 Jan
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Dec
Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5D
2025 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5D class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
Fire safetyApt 5D class C · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5D class B · closed
2025 Sep
LeaksApt 5D class B · closed
2025 Sep
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 5D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
GasApt 5A class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class B
2023 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5A class C
2023 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5A class C
2023 Jun
Fire safetyApt 5A class C
2023 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class C
2021 Nov
Elevator
DOB Violations
2020 Nov
Elevator
2019 Oct
Elevator
2018 Jun
Electrical class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2D class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2006 Nov
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2006 Nov
Plumbing permit
2006 Sep
General construction permit, Construction fence permit
2006 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2005 Nov
Construction never closed
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2003 Aug
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2001 Dec
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2000 Oct
Sprinklers permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2000 Sep
General construction permit
2000 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2000 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
2000 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
2000 May
Electrical class B · never closed
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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