Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1912 · 6 stories · 21 apartments
Also known as 551 W 185 St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: DY 551 WEST 185 LLC
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
Other conditions class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B
2026 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B
2026 Aug
Other conditionsApt 2C class B
2026 Jul
Floors or stairsApt 2C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Apr
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 2B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Oct
PlumbingApt 2C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2024 Jun
Leaks class B
2024 Jun
Fire safety class B
2024 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5B class A
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
Fire safetyApt 5B class C
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class A
2024 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5B class A
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 5B class B
2024 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5B class A
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 5B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills R-60), registration current since Feb 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3A
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3D
2023 Dec
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 2C
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2022 Nov
Failure To Benchmark
2022 Nov
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Aug
Failure To Benchmark
DOB Violations
2018 Aug
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 May
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2016 Oct
General construction permit
2015 Feb
General construction permit
2015 Jan
Plumbing permit, General construction permit, Fuel burning permit
2013 Mar
No active shed permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1912
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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