Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1885 · 6 stories · 24 apartments
Also known as 281 Columbus Ave, 281 Columbus Ave, 283 Columbus Ave, 285 Columbus Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 65-67 WEST 73RD STREET, LLC
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
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2026, last expired Sep 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jun
Other conditions class A · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 1F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, pestsApt 1F
2025 Nov
General repairs
2025 Nov
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, pestsApt 1F
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Aug
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith GO-28-S-8), registration current since Aug 2024
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2015 Oct
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Jan
Latest boiler work permit 2013 (3 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2013 Jan
Boiler permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2013 Jan
Sprinklers permit
2012 Aug
General construction permit
2009 Apr
Construction fence permit, Alteration permit
2008 Dec
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Apr
Plumbing permit, Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1885
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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