Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

438 W 152 St

built 1906 · 5 stories · 21 apartments
Also known as 488 Convent Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 492 CONVENT AVE HDFC; 492 CONVENT AVENUE HDFC

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
Walls, floors and stairsApt 24 class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 24 class B
2026 Sep
Electrical, paint or plaster, moldApt 24
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork
2021 Aug
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST 50), registration expired since Aug 2021
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2016 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B · never closed
2016 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 42 class B · never closed
2016 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 42 class B · never closed
2016 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 42 class C · never closed
2014 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2014 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2012 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 42 class B · never closed
2012 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 42 class B · never closed
2012 May
Fire safetyApt 42 class C · never closed
2012 May
Doors and windowsApt 42 class B · never closed
2012 May
PlumbingApt 42 class C · never closed
2012 May
PlumbingApt 42 class B · never closed
2012 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 43 class C · never closed
2011 Jan
Other conditionsApt 42 class B · never closed
2011 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 42 class B · never closed
2011 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class A · never closed
2010 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed
DOB Violations
2009 Aug
Construction class - 2 · never closed
2009 Aug
Construction class - 1 · never closed
2009 Feb
Construction class - 2 · never closed
2009 Feb
Construction class - 1 · never closed
2008 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2008 Mar
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2008 Mar
Construction never closed
2008 Jan
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
2006 Mar
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
2004 Aug
General construction permit, Fuel storage permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2001 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2000 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1991 Aug
Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1991 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
1906
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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