Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1920 · 6 stories · 79 apartments
Also known as 837 W 181 St, 839 W 181 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.
2027 Jan
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Sep
Plumbing permit
2026 Sep
General construction permit
2026 Sep
Mechanical systems permit
2026 Aug
Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
Suspended scaffold permit
2026 Aug
Plumbing permit
2026 Jun
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jun 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1A
2025 Nov
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal FST-150), registration current since Nov 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jul
PlumbingApt 2G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Mar
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Aug
Sign permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Jul
General construction permit
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 6G
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2023 Dec
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2023 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 2023
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2019 Aug
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2009 Jul
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1920
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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