Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

5 W 86 St

built 1937 · 20 stories · 70 apartments
Also known as 7 W 86 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.
2027 Jan
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Supreme D5-200-5), registration current since Sep 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 19B class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 19B class A
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 19B class B
2026 Aug
Mold, leaksApt 19B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
LeaksApt 19B
2026 Jul
General repairsApt 8A
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Apr
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Apr
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2026 Apr
Construction class - 1
2026 Mar
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 8A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jun
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 May
Antenna permit
2025 Feb
PlumbingApt 8B class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 8A
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 8A
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 8A
2023 Jun
Antenna permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Sep
Safe (cycle 9, filed Sep 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2022 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Aug
Supported scaffold permit
2020 Dec
General construction permit
2020 Aug
Plumbing permit
2019 Oct
Supported scaffold permit
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2019 Jun
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2016 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2016 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1993 Jan
Landmark never closed
DOB Violations
1937
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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