Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

72 W 87 St

built 1889 · 5 stories · 8 apartments
Also known as 549 Columbus Ave, 551 Columbus Ave, 555 Columbus Ave — one building, several doors.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 2E 1Apt 3C 13Apt 4A 12Apt 4E 3

4 of this building’s 8 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Water and pipes

Issues on record
What has happened here
2024 May
PlumbingApt 4A complaint
2018 May
Leaks class A · HPD violation
2018 May
PlumbingApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2008 Jan
Plumbing permit
2003 Aug
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Lead (records)

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

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Fire safetyApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2022 Sep
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2022 Aug
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
Show 2 more
2022 Aug
Fire safety class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Fire safety class B · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B · HPD violation
2018 May
General construction permit
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B · HPD violation
Show 13 more
2018 May
Structure and facade class C · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B · HPD violation
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A · HPD violation
2007 Nov
General construction permit
2004 Jun
General construction permit
2004 Jun
General construction permit
2003 Jan
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Upper West Side / Central Park West 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

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
Show 8 more
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2022 May
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2022 Apr
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2007 Nov
Heating/ventilation permit
2003 Sep
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Weil Mclain Bl678Sf WEIL MCLAIN BL678SF), registration expired since Aug 2012

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 Sep 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 2003 (3 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-17
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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Oct
PestsApt 3C class C · HPD violation
2026 Sep
PestsApt 3C complaint
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file
What has happened here
2024 May
ElectricalApt 4A complaint

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: Not in mapped flooding; 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

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

General condition and all records

HPD violations

26 open: 26 about building conditions — fire safety (8), walls, floors and stairs (8), doors and windows (5), plumbing (2); 5 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 58 older records from 1990–2015 never closed. 1 further violation from 2024 was closed. 143 violations on record in all, 1988–2026 — the 85 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Oct
Fire safety class C
2026 Oct
Fire safety class B
2026 Oct
Fire safety class C
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B
2026 Oct
Fire safetyApt 3C class C
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B
2026 Oct
Doors and windowsApt 3C class B
Show 18 more
2026 Oct
PestsApt 3C class C
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2022 Sep
Fire safety class B
2022 Aug
Fire safety class B
2022 Aug
Fire safety class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class B
2018 May
Leaks class A
2018 May
Fire safety class B
2018 May
Structure and facade class C
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2018 May
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B
2018 May
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2018 May
PlumbingApt 4A class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class B
2018 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4A class A
and 58 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

12 open: 12 about building conditions

2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2025 Oct
Landmark
2025 Oct
Landmark
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
Show 4 more
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Boilers class - 2
2022 May
Boilers class - 2
2022 Apr
Boilers 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

Resident complaints to the city

5 doors or windows, 2 general repairs, 2 heat or hot water, 1 floors or stairs, 1 pests, 1 safety

2026 Oct
Heat or hot water
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, pestsApt 3C
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, heat or hot water, safetyApt 4E
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 3C
2024 May
Doors or windows, electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, safetyApt 4A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-18 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

15 permits since 1990

2018 May
General construction permit
2008 Jan
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2004 Jun
General construction permit
2004 Jun
General construction permit
2003 Sep
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
2003 Aug
Plumbing permit
2003 Jan
General construction permit
and 8 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
2026 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 3C complaint
2025 Oct
Landmark DOB violation
2025 Oct
Landmark DOB violation
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, safetyApt 4E complaint
2025 Jan
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 3C complaint
2024 May
Doors or windows, paint or plaster, safetyApt 4A complaint

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
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 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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