Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1887 · 5 stories · 6 apartments
Also known as 171 Columbus Ave, 175 Columbus Ave, 179 Columbus Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: COLUMBUS AVENUE LLC; COLUMBUS AVE LLC; COLUMBUS AVE. 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 Oct
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain EGH-105), registration current since Oct 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2025, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 May
PestsApt 4N
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Mar
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2022 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2022 Feb
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2022 Feb
Pests class A · paperwork
2021 Apr
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2021 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2019 Oct
Other conditions class I · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2015 Jul
Heating/ventilation permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2009 Dec
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2009 Dec
Plumbing permit
2009 Dec
Plumbing permit
2008 Jul
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2006 Feb
Alteration permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2001 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
1999 Jul
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
1998 Dec
No active shed permit
1998 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1987 Dec
Heat or hot water class B · never closed
1987 Dec
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
1987 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · never closed
1987 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3E class A · never closed
1987 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3E class B · never closed
1987 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 3E class B · never closed
1987 Dec
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3E class B · never closed
1987 Dec
Electrical class B · never closed
1987 Dec
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
1987 Dec
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed
1987 Dec
Fire safetyApt 5H class B · never closed
1887
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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