Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

48 W 17 St

built 1890 · 5 stories · 7 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 103 1Apt 104 1Apt 206 1

3 of this building’s 7 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 May
Doors and windows class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2025 Jun
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2020 May
Alteration permit
2015 Dec
General construction permit
2011 May
Construction never closed · DOB violation
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2008 Sep
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Ladies' Mile Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2016 Apr
Plumbing permit
2009 Dec
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Fire and safety

3 resolved since 2026
What has happened here
2026 May
Fire safetyApt 206 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 May
Fire safetyApt 104 class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Fire safetyApt 103 class C · closed · HPD violation

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

General condition and all records

DOB violations

3 open: 2 about building conditions, 1 older than 10 years

2026 Mar
Construction class - 1
2025 Jun
Construction class - 2
2011 May
Construction never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

2020 May
Alteration permit
2016 Apr
Plumbing permit
2015 Dec
General construction permit
2009 Dec
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
and 1 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-16 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Mar
Other conditions class I · closed · HPD violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 5 further violations from 2026 were closed. 48 violations on record in all, 1984–2026 — the 5 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Heat and hot waterNo issues on record
  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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