Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

55 E Houston St

built 1910 · 5 stories · 30 apartments
Also known as 293 Mott 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 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 2D class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2D class B
2026 Oct
Antenna permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Paint or plaster, pestsApt 2D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Sep
Floors or stairs, mold, doors or windowsApt 2D
2026 Sep
Paint or plaster, electricalApt 2D
2026 Sep
ElectricalApt 2D
2026 Sep
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations
2026 Sep
Unknown class - 2
2026 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
General construction permit
2026 Feb
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Apr
Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar CWN-475), registration current since Apr 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Heat or hot water
2025 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Feb
General construction permit
2025 Jan
Plumbing permit
2025 Jan
Plumbing permit
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Jun
Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 May
Sign permit
2021 May
Sign permit
2019 Oct
Latest boiler work permit 2019 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1994 Sep
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1994 Sep
Construction never closed
1910
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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