Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1911 · 5 stories · 24 apartments
Also known as 523 W 169 St, 81 Audubon Ave — one building, several doors.
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 Jun
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
Latest accepted inspection Mar 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
PlumbingApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Sep
Paint or plaster, pests, mold, plumbing, floors or stairsApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Aug
Lead-based paintApt 1A class C · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
PlumbingApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Aug
Lead-based paintApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class A · closed
2025 Aug
Lead-based paintApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Aug
Lead-based paintApt 1A class C · closed
2025 Jul
Plumbing, doors or windows, paint or plaster, floors or stairsApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1A class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Apr
LeaksApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Apr
Other conditionsApt 1A class B · closed
2025 Apr
AppliancesApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 1A
2025 Mar
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain 688), registration current since Mar 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 2D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Plumbing
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 3B
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 3D
2024 May
Leaks, paint or plasterApt 1C
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
PestsApt 5C class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Dec
PestsApt 5C class C
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2017 Oct
General construction permit, Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 Oct
Construction class - 1
DOB Violations
2017 Sep
Fire protection permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2017 May
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2016 May
Heating/ventilation permit, Fire protection permit
2015 Nov
No active shed permit
2015 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · never closed
DOB Violations
2015 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · never closed
2015 Sep
Unknown class - 1 · never closed
2015 Sep
GasApt 2B class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2013 Nov
GasApt 2B class C · never closed
2013 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2B class B · never closed
2013 Oct
GasApt 2B class C · never closed
2011 Jan
Boilers class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2009 Jul
Construction class - 1 · never closed
2008 Dec
Construction never closed
2008 Dec
Construction never closed
2008 Dec
Construction never closed
2008 Dec
Construction class - 1 · never closed
2008 Nov
Latest boiler work permit 2008
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1911
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
Dates are the city's record dates, shown to the month.
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