Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

617 W 168 St

built 1931 · 6 stories · 40 apartments
Registered with the city: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · 6 other buildings here list it; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYIN THE CITY OF NEW YO RK TRUSTE

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 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Dec
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Oct
General construction permit
2025 Sep
Suspended scaffold permit
2025 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2022 Jul
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Jul 2022)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2018 Jun
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 Jun
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2018 Jun
Leaks class A
2018 Jun
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2018 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2011 May
General construction permit
2010 Jan
Construction class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2008 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2008 Mar
Sign permit
2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2001 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2000 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1999 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1998 May
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1997 Sep
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1997 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1994 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 616 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 414 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 412 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 513 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 515 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 514 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 514 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 507 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 506 class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 605 class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 612 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 614 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safetyApt 504 class B · never closed
1989 Feb
Other conditionsApt 504 class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safety class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safety class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safety class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Elevators class A · never closed
1989 Feb
Fire safety class A · never closed
1931
Built
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