Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

53 Ave B

built 1900 · 6 stories · 16 apartments
Also known as 246 E 4 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 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2026, last expired Sep 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Latest accepted inspection Nov 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19HE-6), registration current since Nov 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork
2022 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2011 Feb
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit, Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Oct
Alteration permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2003 Mar
Latest boiler work permit 2003
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2003 Mar
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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