Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

70 Wooster St

built 1869 · 4 stories · 6 apartments
Also known as 72 Wooster St — one building, several doors.

Heat and hot water

No issues on record
What has happened here
2019 Apr
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
2018 Jun
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19HE-S/W-08), registration current since Oct 2025

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2019

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2018 Jul
Plumbing permit
2016 Apr
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2016 May
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

Older records on file
What has happened here
2020 Jan
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2020 Jan
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2018 Aug
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2018 Aug
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2018 Aug
General construction permit
2018 Jul
General construction permit
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2018 Jun
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2021 Apr
Elevator DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

DOB violations

6 open: 5 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2021 Apr
Elevator
2020 Jan
Construction class - 2
2020 Jan
Construction class - 2
2018 Aug
Construction class - 2
2018 Aug
Construction class - 2
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

33 permits since 1990

2019 Apr
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
2018 Oct
Sign permit
2018 Aug
General construction permit
2018 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2018 Jun
Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2016 May
Sprinklers permit
2016 Apr
Plumbing permit
and 26 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2018 Oct
Sign permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

22 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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