Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1896 · 4 stories · 10 apartments
Also known as 51 Downing 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.
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Apr
LeaksApt G1
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2024 Jun
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2023, last expired Jun 2024
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-NJ Elevators
2023 Jun
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 May
Supported scaffold permit
2022 Dec
Plumbing permit, Sprinklers permit
2021 Jul
General construction permit
2019 Sep
(Private Residence) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
DOB Violations
2019 Apr
Leaks class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Leaks class B
2019 Apr
Doors and windows class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2019 Apr
Fire safety class B
2018 Dec
MoldApt 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
LeaksApt PH4 class B
2018 Mar
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 Aug
Construction class - 3
DOB Violations
2017 Jul
General construction permit, Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1998 Jan
Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1989 Mar
Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
1896
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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