Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

281 Ave C

built 1945 · 13 stories · 420 apartments
Also known as 283 Ave C, 285 Ave C, 287 Ave C — 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 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
General construction permit
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 6F
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6F
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 6F
2025 Oct
8 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Oct 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Aug
No active shed permit; permits since Aug 2024, last expired Aug 2025
2025 Jul
General construction permit
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 7E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jun
Antenna permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 7E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 May
Lead-based paintApt 7G class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 May
Lead-based paintApt 7G class C
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2025 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 May
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class A · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
LeaksApt 7G class B · closed
2025 May
Paint or plasterApt 7G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 May
MoldApt 7G
2025 May
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 May
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
PestsApt TH class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Apr
PestsApt TH
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Mar
General construction permit
2025 Feb
Safe (cycle 9, filed Feb 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 9B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 11B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 1D
2024 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Apr
Paint or plaster, plumbing, unsanitary conditions, leaksApt 10C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Floors or stairs, pestsApt 10C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2007 Sep
In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1945
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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