Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1938 · 6 stories · 10 apartments
Also known as 159 Church St, 159 Church St, 161 Church St, 163 Church St, 163 Church St, 165 Church St, 167 Church St, 169 Church St, 171 Church 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 Jul
1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Nov
Structural permit
2025 Nov
Alteration permit
2025 Nov
General construction permit, Mechanical systems permit
2024 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
2024 Jul
Plumbing permit, Sprinklers permit
2023 Mar
Landmark
DOB Violations
2023 Feb
Landmark
2022 Jul
Latest accepted inspection Jul 2022, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2021 Feb
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 Apr
Plumbing permit
2017 Mar
Landmark
DOB Violations
2014 Mar
Landmark never closed
2013 Jun
No active shed permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2009 Aug
Landmark never closed
DOB Violations
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2005 Apr
Landmark never closed
DOB Violations
2005 Jan
Landmark never closed
2002 Oct
Landmark never closed
1995 Mar
Latest boiler work permit 1995 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1938
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
Dates are the city's record dates, shown to the month.
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