Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

557 Academy St

built 1925 · 5 stories · 26 apartments

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
Heat or hot waterApt 51
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2024 Dec
Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar KBN-0400), registration current since Dec 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 55
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2022 Mar
PestsApt 42 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B
2022 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B
2022 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 42 class B
2021 Aug
MoldApt 53 class B
2021 Aug
MoldApt 53 class B
2016 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 42 class B · never closed
2015 Aug
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2015 Aug
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit
2015 Jul
Latest boiler work permit 2015
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2015 Apr
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Aug
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2004 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1925
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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