Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

616 W 137 St

built 1905 · 6 stories · 25 apartments
Registered with the city: HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. · 37 other buildings here list it; RESIDENCIA ESPERANZA HDFC

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.
2025 Oct
Latest accepted inspection Oct 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 May
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection May 2025
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2024 Nov
Solar permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Sep
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Sep
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2022 Jun
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2021, last expired Jun 2022
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Sep
Structural permit, General construction permit
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2016 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · never closed
2016 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed
2016 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Fire safetyApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5B class B · never closed
2016 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · never closed
2013 Apr
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2009 Apr
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2009 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 2B class C · never closed
2009 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · never closed
2008 Dec
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2008 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 2B class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2008 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · never closed
2008 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · never closed
2008 Oct
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2008 Apr
Elevators non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2008 Jan
Administrative non-hazardous · never closed
2007 Jun
PestsApt 5B class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · never closed
2007 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · never closed
2007 Jun
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 5B class B · never closed
2007 May
Doors and windows class B · never closed
2007 Feb
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2006 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2006 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed
2006 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2006 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
1997 Nov
Elevators hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
1996 Mar
Elevators non-hazardous · never closed
1995 Mar
Elevators non-hazardous · never closed
1992 Sep
Elevator never closed
1992 Aug
Elevator never closed
1991 Aug
Elevators non-hazardous · never closed
1991 Mar
Elevator never closed
1986 Dec
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal Fst 70 FEDERAL FST 70), registration cancelled since Dec 1986
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
1905
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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