Facade safety, Manhattan building by building.
Per-building Local Law 11 / FISP facade status for 542 notable Manhattan co-ops, condos, and luxury residential buildings — the current grade, inspection history, and next-report window, sourced from NYC’s public DOB facade filings.
Unsafe — active facade hazard
The most recent inspection found hazardous conditions. These buildings must keep a sidewalk shed up and make repairs now — expect construction, disruption, and a likely special assessment.
SWARMP — safe now, repairs due on a deadline
Safe to live in today, but the last inspection flagged repairs due by a deadline. Facade work and its cost are coming; how the building funds it (reserves or an assessment) is the question.
Safe — no required repairs
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs. Nothing to budget for, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
Facade status comes from NYC DOB’s public facade (FISP) filings, keyed by each building’s BIN, showing the most recent filed cycle. Safe = passed with no required repairs. SWARMP = safe now, with repairs due on a deadline. Unsafe = an active hazard requiring a sidewalk shed and immediate repairs. The next-report window is estimated from the building’s block number under the current DOB schedule. Buildings with no usable filing on record are not listed.
Underwriting a specific Manhattan apartment?
Facade status is one layer. Reserves, board posture, assessment history, and how the building’s capital plan funds the next round of facade work all matter. We do this layer of work on every client transaction.
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