Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

553 Academy St

built 1925 · 5 stories · 26 apartments
Registered with the city: LEMLE & WOLFF, INC · 22 other buildings here list it; RIVULET ROW ASSOCIATES LLC · 3 other buildings here list it

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 Jul
Fire safety class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jul
Appliances, leaksApt 33
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 34 class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 34 class B · closed
2025 Aug
Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar KBN211), registration current since Aug 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jan
MoldApt 43 class B
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class A
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 43 class B
2024 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 43 class C · closed
2024 Dec
MoldApt 43 class A · closed
2024 Nov
LeaksApt 43
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 43 class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Apr
Paint or plaster, moldApt 43
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Mar
LeaksApt 43
2024 Feb
MoldApt 54 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Feb
MoldApt 54 class B
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · closed
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2 class B · closed
2024 Feb
PestsApt 2 class C · closed
2024 Feb
PestsApt 2 class C · closed
2024 Feb
MoldApt 42 class A · closed
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 42 class B · closed
2024 Feb
MoldApt 54 class A · closed
2024 Feb
MoldApt 54 class A · closed
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 54 class B · closed
2024 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 54 class B · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 54 class B · closed
2024 Feb
LeaksApt 54 class B · closed
2023 Nov
PlumbingApt 35
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Mar
MoldApt 35 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Nov
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit
2015 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2015 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2015 Mar
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2004 Dec
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2004 Sep
Fuel storage permit, Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
1925
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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