Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

271 5 Ave

built 1925 · 4 stories · 6 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 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Burnham V-906A), registration current since Sep 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2019 Apr
Construction
DOB Violations
2018 Jul
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 Jun
Fire protection permit
2018 May
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2018 Apr
General construction permit
2016 Dec
General construction permit
2016 Aug
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2003 Jan
Latest boiler work permit 2003
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1925
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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