Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

85 Orchard St

built 1920 · 7 stories · 48 apartments
Also known as 261 Broome 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 Aug
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Apr
Paint or plaster, leaksApt D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 3D
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2025 Oct
No active shed permit; permits since Oct 2024, last expired Oct 2025
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
Rubbish and cleanliness class B · closed
2025 Aug
MoldApt 2F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jul
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Unsanitary conditions
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jun
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jun
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-70), registration current since Jun 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jun
MoldApt 2F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Apr
SafetyApt 5H
2025 Apr
Appliances, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 5H
2025 Apr
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Apr 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Oct
Doors or windows
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Jul
LeaksApt 5E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 May
Elevators
2024 Apr
Plumbing, pestsApt 4C
2024 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 4C
2024 Mar
PlumbingApt 7G
2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
DOB Violations
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2023 May
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2022 May
Sign permit
2022 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
2021 Dec
Plumbing permit
2021 Nov
General construction permit
2019 Sep
Plumbing permit, Alteration permit
2012 Oct
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
2012 Oct
Construction never closed
2012 Oct
Construction never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2000 Feb
Latest boiler work permit 2000
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1999 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 4E class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1998 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · never closed
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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