Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

85 Mercer St

built 1872 · 6 stories · 9 apartments
Also known as 87 Mercer St — 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 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Feb
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Jul
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Structural permit
2025 Jun
Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham PF-508), registration current since Jun 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2023 Sep
Structural permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Sep
Sprinklers permit
2023 Sep
Mechanical systems permit
2023 Sep
Plumbing permit
2023 Aug
General construction permit
2023 May
Plumbing permit
2023 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2023 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2023 Apr
Plumbing permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 Feb
0 open. 2 violations on record in all, 2016–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2016 Apr
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1872
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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