Manhattan · Lower East Side

179 Essex Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

Department of Buildings complaints attached to this BIN. Category and disposition text come from DOB’s published code lists; some newer codes have no published description yet.

26 records

• Jan 21, 2025

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1686919

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Feb 7, 2025

  Disposition date

  Feb 7, 2025

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jan 16, 2025

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1686678

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Jan 28, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jan 28, 2025

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Sep 4, 2024

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1676785

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Sep 9, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 10, 2024

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Sep 4, 2024

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1676784

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Sep 9, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 10, 2024

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Aug 27, 2024

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1676163

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Sep 3, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 3, 2024

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Sep 23, 2023

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1649030

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Sep 26, 2023

  Disposition date

  Sep 26, 2023

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Mar 17, 2020

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1538998

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Mar 23, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 23, 2020

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jan 10, 2020

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1533322

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jan 15, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jan 16, 2020

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Nov 18, 2019

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1528173

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Nov 21, 2019

  Disposition date

  Nov 21, 2019

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• May 15, 2019

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1510335

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  May 31, 2019

  Disposition date

  Jun 3, 2019

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Mar 21, 2015

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1391661

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 27, 2015

  Disposition date

  Jun 29, 2015

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jan 25, 2014

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1364263

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 18, 2014

  Disposition date

  Sep 18, 2014

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jan 17, 2014

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1363784

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jan 17, 2014

  Disposition date

  Jan 18, 2014

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jan 17, 2014

  CLOSED

  Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper (53)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1363783

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 27, 2014

  Disposition date

  Sep 29, 2014

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Nov 16, 2012

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1337594

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Nov 20, 2012

  Disposition date

  Nov 21, 2012

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Sep 14, 2010

  CLOSED

  Demolition-Unsafe/Illegal/Mechanical Demo (12)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1289193

  DOB unit

  INTDM

  Inspected

  Sep 14, 2010

  Disposition date

  Sep 15, 2010

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jun 19, 2009

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1258856

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jul 31, 2009

  Disposition date

  Aug 3, 2009

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Apr 16, 2007

  CLOSED

  Demolition-Unsafe/Illegal/Mechanical Demo (12)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1191282

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Apr 16, 2007

  Disposition date

  Apr 18, 2007

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jul 7, 2006

  CLOSED

  Sro - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occup-Use (71)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1169922

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 6, 2006

  Disposition date

  Sep 7, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jun 28, 2006

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1169357

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 6, 2006

  Disposition date

  Sep 7, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jun 22, 2006

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1168893

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 6, 2006

  Disposition date

  Sep 7, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Jun 19, 2006

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

  Ecb & Buildings Violations Served (A9)

  Complaint #

  1168657

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 21, 2006

  Disposition date

  Jun 26, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• May 24, 2006

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1166738

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 15, 2006

  Disposition date

  Jun 16, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Feb 16, 2006

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1160130

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Feb 24, 2006

  Disposition date

  Feb 27, 2006

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Aug 25, 2004

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Complaint Referred To Housing Preservation And Development (Hpd) (F8)

  Complaint #

  1127971

  DOB unit

  CENTR

  Inspected

  Aug 25, 2004

  Disposition date

  Aug 25, 2004

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3

• Mar 4, 1994

  CLOSED

  Structural Stability Affected (43)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1028286

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 30, 1994

  Disposition date

  Nov 7, 1994

  Address on complaint

  179 Essex Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 3