Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1896 · 6 stories · 5 apartments
Also known as 397 Washington St — one building, several doors.
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
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Jan
Boiler burning natural gas (H B Smith 300-7), registration expired since Jan 2023
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2022 Aug
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2020 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2019, last expired Sep 2020
2019 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2019 Jul
General construction permit
2019 May
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2018 Aug
General construction permit
2017 Mar
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit
2008 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Sep
In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2004 Apr
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
2001 Mar
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
1896
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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