Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

49 Downing St

built 1896 · 4 stories · 10 apartments
Also known as 51 Downing St — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

Apt G1 1Apt PH4 5

2 of this building’s 10 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.

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Heat and hot water

No issues on record
What has happened here
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
  • 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

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Apr
LeaksApt G1 complaint
2022 Dec
Plumbing permit
2019 Apr
Leaks class B · HPD violation
2019 Apr
Leaks class B · HPD violation
2018 Dec
LeaksApt PH4 class B · HPD violation
2018 Dec
LeaksApt PH4 class B · HPD violation
Show 2 more
2018 Mar
Plumbing permit
2017 Apr
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Lead (records)

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

Pests and cleanliness

Older records on file
What has happened here
2018 Dec
MoldApt PH4 class B · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
2022 Dec
Sprinklers permit
2019 Apr
Fire safety class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2021 Jul
General construction permit
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2019 Apr
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
Show 5 more
2018 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt PH4 class B · HPD violation
2018 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt PH4 class B · HPD violation
2017 Aug
Construction class - 3 · DOB violation
2017 Jul
General construction permit
1998 Jan
Alteration permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II

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 scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jun 2023, last expired Jun 2024

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators DOB violation
2019 Sep
(Private Residence) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2025

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

HPD violations

13 open: 13 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (6), leaks (4), doors and windows (1), fire safety (1). 36 violations on record in all, 1990–2022 — the 13 most recent are listed here

2019 Apr
Fire safety class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Doors and windows class B
2019 Apr
Leaks class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Leaks class B
Show 5 more
2018 Dec
LeaksApt PH4 class B
2018 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt PH4 class B
2018 Dec
LeaksApt PH4 class B
2018 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt PH4 class B
2018 Dec
MoldApt PH4 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

6 open: 2 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2019 Sep
(Private Residence) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2017 Aug
Construction class - 3
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · 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

Resident complaints to the city

1 leaks

2025 Apr
LeaksApt G1
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

10 permits since 1990

2023 Jun
Supported scaffold permit
2023 May
Supported scaffold permit
2022 Dec
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit
2021 Jul
General construction permit
2018 Mar
Plumbing permit
2017 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit, Plumbing permit
1998 Jan
Alteration permit
and 3 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · 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
2023 Jun
Supported scaffold permit
2023 May
Supported scaffold permit

Nothing on record

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

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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