Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

42 W 88 St

built 1889 · 4 stories · 10 apartments
Registered with the city: 2153 5TH AVENUE 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 Jul
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Aug
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Aug
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2024 Aug
General construction permit
2023 Dec
Latest accepted inspection Dec 2023, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2022 Dec
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19-6), registration expired since Dec 2022
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2022 Nov
No active shed permit; permits since May 2022, last expired Nov 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 May
Supported scaffold permit
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2019 Aug
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2000 Feb
Latest boiler work permit 2000
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2000 Feb
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1889
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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