Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1900 · 10 stories · 12 apartments
Also known as 55 Orchard 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 Jun
Boiler burning natural gas (Slant Fin GG-399 HEC), registration current since Jun 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Aug
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2022 Jun
Safe (cycle 9, filed Jun 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2021 Apr
0 open. 2 violations on record in all, 2019–2021 — the 0 most recent are listed here
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2020 Jan
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2012 Aug
Heating/ventilation permit, Sprinklers permit, General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Apr
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2003 Apr
No active shed permit
2002 Mar
Heating/ventilation permit, Sprinklers permit, Boiler permit
2002 Mar
Construction fence permit
2002 Mar
Alteration permit
2001 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2001
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1900
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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