Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1889 · 7 stories · 55 apartments
Also known as 261 Columbus Ave, 265 Columbus Ave, 267 Columbus Ave — 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
EN-BENCH Benchmarking - LL84
DOB Violations
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, electricalApt 4G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Aug
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 7A class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Feb
LeaksApt 7A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Feb
Floors or stairs, moldApt 7A
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3B
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 10, filed Oct 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 15
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Boiler burning natural gas (Best 5C-150), registration current since Dec 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Aug
GasApt 7J class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Aug
GasApt 5H class A · closed
2024 May
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2024 May
GasApt 7J class C · closed
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 4D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Apr
General repairs
2024 Apr
GasApt 5H class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Apr
General repairs
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 7J
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 5G
2024 Apr
General repairs
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 7G
2024 Apr
AppliancesApt 4D
2024 Mar
AppliancesApt 6D
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Jun
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 May
General construction permit
2022 May
Plumbing permit
2022 May
General construction permit
2021 Jul
No active shed permit; permits since Feb 2017, last expired Jul 2021
2020 Dec
Supported scaffold permit
2020 Nov
General construction permit
2019 Jul
Latest boiler work permit 2019 (5 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2019 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit, Fuel storage permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1992 May
Electric Signs never closed
DOB Violations
1889
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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