Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

81 Bowery

built 1910 · 4 stories · 5 apartments

Apartments named in these records

City records name 11 apartment labels, more than the 5 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

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

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Sep
Doors and windows class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
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2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 29 class C · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 7 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 12 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 14 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 18 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 20 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 21 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 25 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2020 Mar
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2020 Mar
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2019 Jul
Alteration permit
2019 Jun
Construction fence permit
2019 Feb
General construction permit
2013 Dec
General construction permit
2013 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2013 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2013 Mar
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Nov
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Nov
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
2008 Nov
Construction class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Elevators

Issues on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 2 complaints, 2025
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-16 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2013 (3 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-16
What this counts

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

Heat and hot water complaints

2 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record

Electrical

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-17
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

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

24 open: 23 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (7), pests (4), smoke or CO detectors (4), fire safety (2); 5 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 18 older records from 1998–2013 never closed. 24 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 80 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 66 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Doors and windows class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Sep
Leaks class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
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2026 Feb
Pests class C
2026 Feb
Pests class C
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class B
2026 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B
2026 Feb
Pests class C
2026 Feb
Fire safety class B
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Feb
Fire safety class B
2026 Feb
Pests class B
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Feb
Electrical class B · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditions class B · closed
2026 Feb
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Nov
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Sep
ElectricalApt 11 class B
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2025 Sep
Other conditions class B
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 29 class C
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 7 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 12 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 14 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 15 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 18 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 20 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 21 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 25 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 31 class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Sep
Doors and windows class C · closed
2025 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2013 May
Smoke or CO detectors class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

Resident complaints to the city

2 heat or hot water

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · 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

33 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-16 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

Nothing on record

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

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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