Manhattan Hell's Kitchen
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.
40 records
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Sep 7, 2026
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)
- Complaint #
- 1735718
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Oct 5, 2026
- Disposition date
- Oct 9, 2026
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 1, 2026
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1729617
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Aug 3, 2026
- Disposition date
- Aug 4, 2026
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jun 12, 2026
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1728160
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Jun 24, 2026
- Disposition date
- Jun 26, 2026
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Sep 17, 2025
CLOSED
7R
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1704697
- DOB unit
- SPOPS
- Inspected
- Sep 18, 2025
- Disposition date
- Sep 18, 2025
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Nov 22, 2024
CLOSED
Illegal Conversion (45)
Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)
- Complaint #
- 1682545
- DOB unit
- Q-L
- Inspected
- Dec 11, 2024
- Disposition date
- Dec 11, 2024
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 7, 2024
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1671854
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Aug 13, 2024
- Disposition date
- Aug 13, 2024
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Dec 28, 2023
CLOSED
Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit(Also Sprinkler/Standpipe) (66)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1656752
- DOB unit
- PLUMB
- Inspected
- Jan 8, 2024
- Disposition date
- Jan 8, 2024
- Address on complaint
- 863 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Nov 13, 2023
CLOSED
7J
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1653341
- DOB unit
- RTEU
- Inspected
- Dec 20, 2023
- Disposition date
- Dec 20, 2023
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 29, 2023
CLOSED
Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1646850
- DOB unit
- CSE
- Inspected
- Aug 29, 2023
- Disposition date
- Aug 30, 2023
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 6, 2023
CLOSED
6V
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1642440
- DOB unit
- OBM
- Inspected
- Jun 22, 2023
- Disposition date
- Jul 6, 2023
- Address on complaint
- 863 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 27, 2022
CLOSED
Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1614850
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Jul 28, 2022
- Disposition date
- Jul 28, 2022
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jun 13, 2022
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1611819
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Jun 22, 2022
- Disposition date
- Jun 23, 2022
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Oct 11, 2021
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1583949
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Nov 16, 2021
- Disposition date
- Nov 17, 2021
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Mar 20, 2019
CLOSED
Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained (94)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1504884
- DOB unit
- PLUMB
- Inspected
- Mar 22, 2019
- Disposition date
- Mar 25, 2019
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 6, 2018
CLOSED
Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1486146
- DOB unit
- SCFLD
- Inspected
- Aug 30, 2018
- Disposition date
- Aug 31, 2018
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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May 4, 2018
CLOSED
Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1478268
- DOB unit
- SPOPS
- Inspected
- May 9, 2018
- Disposition date
- May 9, 2018
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jan 6, 2018
CLOSED
Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1469384
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Jan 9, 2018
- Disposition date
- Jan 10, 2018
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Dec 1, 2017
CLOSED
Illegal Conversion (45)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1466804
- DOB unit
- SPOPS
- Inspected
- Dec 5, 2017
- Disposition date
- Dec 8, 2017
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Sep 10, 2017
CLOSED
Elevator - Defective / Inoperative (63)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1460092
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Sep 19, 2017
- Disposition date
- Sep 19, 2017
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 23, 2016
CLOSED
Elevator - Defective / Inoperative (63)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1431428
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Aug 26, 2016
- Disposition date
- Aug 26, 2016
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 5, 2016
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1430087
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Aug 28, 2016
- Disposition date
- Aug 29, 2016
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 18, 2016
CLOSED
Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1428611
- DOB unit
- SCFLD
- Inspected
- Jul 26, 2016
- Disposition date
- Jul 27, 2016
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Mar 23, 2016
CLOSED
Facade (Ll11/98)- Unsafe Notification (2L)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1419559
- DOB unit
- FISP
- Inspected
- Apr 13, 2016
- Disposition date
- Apr 20, 2017
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Oct 29, 2015
CLOSED
Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective (65)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1409000
- DOB unit
- PLUMB
- Inspected
- Oct 30, 2015
- Disposition date
- Oct 30, 2015
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Oct 23, 2015
CLOSED
Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective (65)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1408533
- DOB unit
- PLUMB
- Inspected
- Oct 23, 2015
- Disposition date
- Oct 23, 2015
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Mar 24, 2015
CLOSED
Elevator - Defective / Inoperative (63)
Ecb Violation Served (A8)
- Complaint #
- 1391837
- DOB unit
- ELEVR
- Inspected
- Jun 10, 2015
- Disposition date
- Jun 11, 2015
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Oct 27, 2008
CLOSED
Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)
Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)
- Complaint #
- 1240382
- DOB unit
- ERT
- Inspected
- Oct 30, 2008
- Disposition date
- Oct 31, 2008
- Address on complaint
- 867 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Nov 9, 2006
CLOSED
Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded (29)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1179459
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Nov 24, 2006
- Disposition date
- Nov 28, 2006
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 5, 2005
CLOSED
Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1147789
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Aug 5, 2005
- Disposition date
- Aug 5, 2005
- Address on complaint
- 863 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Aug 8, 2003
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1110669
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Aug 11, 2003
- Disposition date
- Aug 18, 2003
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Oct 8, 2002
CLOSED
Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1101310
- DOB unit
- ERT
- Inspected
- Oct 8, 2002
- Disposition date
- Oct 11, 2002
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jun 6, 2002
CLOSED
Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1097636
- DOB unit
- ELCTR
- Inspected
- Jun 11, 2002
- Disposition date
- Jun 12, 2002
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Nov 13, 2000
CLOSED
Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)
Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)
- Complaint #
- 1081757
- DOB unit
- SPOPS
- Inspected
- Nov 8, 2000
- Disposition date
- Nov 13, 2000
- Address on complaint
- 867 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jul 24, 2000
CLOSED
Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)
Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)
- Complaint #
- 1077883
- DOB unit
- SPOPS
- Inspected
- Jun 26, 2000
- Disposition date
- Jul 24, 2000
- Address on complaint
- 867 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Feb 9, 1995
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)
- Complaint #
- 1033202
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Mar 10, 1995
- Disposition date
- Mar 17, 1995
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Feb 1, 1995
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)
- Complaint #
- 1033049
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Jun 2, 1995
- Disposition date
- Jun 15, 1995
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jan 25, 1995
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
Please See Complaint Number (H1)
- Complaint #
- 1032904
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Jan 31, 1995
- Disposition date
- Feb 2, 1995
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jan 25, 1995
CLOSED
Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)
Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)
- Complaint #
- 1032899
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Mar 13, 2009
- Disposition date
- Mar 13, 2009
- Address on complaint
- 401 West 56 Street
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Mar 3, 1993
CLOSED
Boiler - Fumes/Smoke/Carbon Monoxide (56)
Complaint Unsubstantiated Based On Department Records (I1)
- Complaint #
- 1023070
- DOB unit
- BOILR
- Inspected
- May 14, 1998
- Disposition date
- Dec 18, 1998
- Address on complaint
- 401 W 56 St
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4
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Jan 11, 1989
CLOSED
Pa Permit - None (46)
Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)
- Complaint #
- 1000174
- DOB unit
- MAN.
- Inspected
- Jan 18, 1989
- Disposition date
- Jan 24, 1989
- Address on complaint
- 863 9 Avenue
- Community board
- Manhattan CB 4