Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1915 · 6 stories · 45 apartments
Also known as 579 2 Ave — 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 Sep
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 May
Boiler burning natural gas (A.O. Smith BC-420-832), registration current since May 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2022, last expired Sep 2023
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Apr
Fire safetyApt 2R class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B
2023 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2R class B
2022 Dec
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2020 Sep
Elevator
DOB Violations
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2018 Jan
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2018 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 37 class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 37 class B
2017 Dec
Leaks class A
2017 Dec
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 44 class B · never closed
2015 Aug
PlumbingApt 44 class B · never closed
2015 Aug
PlumbingApt 44 class B · never closed
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 44 class B · never closed
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed
2015 Aug
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2015 Aug
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2015 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2014 Apr
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2011 Oct
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1999 Aug
Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
1997 Jul
Other conditionsApt 48 class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1997 Jul
Other conditionsApt 48 class A · never closed
1997 Jul
ElectricalApt 48 class A · never closed
1995 Dec
PestsApt 48 class B · never closed
1992 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1915
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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