Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

47 Howard St

built 1863 · 5 stories · 6 apartments
Also known as 305 Canal St — 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 Jun
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
Sign permit
2025 Dec
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 Jul
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Mar
No active shed permit; permits since Mar 2024, last expired Mar 2025
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2021 Feb
Signs class - 1
2021 Feb
Signs class - 1
2016 Nov
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Sep
Plumbing permit, General construction permit, Heating/ventilation permit
2008 Nov
Construction fence permit, General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2006 Oct
Scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1863
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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