Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1897 · 6 stories · 20 apartments
Also known as 53 2 Ave — 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 Aug
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 28A - S- 7), registration current since Aug 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2015 Dec
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2012 Oct
Sign permit
2012 Jan
General construction permit
2011 Mar
Sign permit
2010 Apr
General construction permit
2009 Jan
Plumbing permit
2008 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2008 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2008 Aug
Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1996 Mar
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1996 Mar
Construction never closed
1897
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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