Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1938 · 7 stories · 64 apartments
Also known as 161 W 15 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
Doors or windowsApt 1C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Sep
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Plumbing permit
2026 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Sep
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Aug 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
Construction fence permit
2026 Aug
Structural permit
2026 Jul
General construction permit
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2026 Mar
Boiler burning natural gas (Spencer 3-250-50), registration current since Mar 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Mar
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Jan
Plumbing permit
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Jun
No active shed permit; permits since Jun 2020, last expired Jun 2025
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Feb
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2017 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2017 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Jan
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1938
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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