Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

56 W 85 St

built 1887 · 4 stories · 10 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 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Dec
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain EGH-115), registration expired since Dec 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2022 Jan
General construction permit, Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2014 Feb
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class A · never closed
2014 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2 class B · never closed
2009 Apr
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2003 Nov
PestsApt 10 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2003 Nov
PestsApt 10 class B · never closed
1887
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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