Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

55 Ave A

built 1929 · 12 stories · 101 apartments
Also known as 172 E 4 St, 57 Ave A — 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 Oct
Fire safety class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 Oct
Doors and windows class C
2026 Oct
Doors and windows class C
2026 Oct
Doors and windows class C
2026 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jul
No active shed permit; permits since Oct 2019, last expired Jul 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
Mold, leaksApt 3B
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3B
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3B
2026 Apr
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
Construction fence permit
2026 Apr
General construction permit
2026 Jan
Electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, plumbingApt 9F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Dec
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Dec
Plumbing permit
2025 Dec
Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-175), registration current since Dec 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Oct
Protection and mechanical methods permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Sep 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Apr
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Apr
General construction permit
2025 Mar
Plumbing permit
2024 Nov
Plumbing permit
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jul
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jun
Unknown class - 2
DOB Violations
2024 Jun
Other conditionsApt 10I class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Jun
Other conditionsApt 10I class B · closed
2024 Jun
ElectricalApt 10I class B · closed
2024 May
Electrical, paint or plasterApt 10I
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
MoldApt 9F class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2022 Jun
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Jun 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2012 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2012
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1929
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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