Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1950 · 17 stories · 160 apartments
Also known as 388 Pearl St, 390 Pearl St, 5 St James Pl — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY · 567 other buildings 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 Aug
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2026 Jul
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 May
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2020, last expired May 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2026 Apr
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
Structural permit, Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2026 Feb
Suspended scaffold permit
2026 Feb
Safe (cycle 10, filed Feb 2026)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2026 Feb
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
2020 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2020, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2020 Feb
Facade Safety Program
DOB Violations
2013 Jun
0 open. 1 violations on record in all, 2013 — the 0 most recent are listed here
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2011 Mar
Latest boiler work permit 2011
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1950
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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