Facade safety at Rivercross.
The current facade grade, the full inspection history, the next- report window, and any filing penalties on record for 531 MAIN STREET — sourced from NYC’s public DOB facade (FISP) filings. Last inspection: 2020–25.
Source: NYC DOB FISP facade filings (NYC Open Data) · Latest filing: Cycle 9 · Data refreshed September 2026
Data provenance & what this does not establish
Sources. NYC Department of Buildings’ Facade Inspection & Safety Program compliance filings (NYC Open Data dataset xubg-57si), keyed by the city’s official building identification number (BIN 1087293). Our snapshot was last refreshed September 2026.
Identity. Marketed address: 531 Main Street, New York, NY 10044. DOB filing address: 531 MAIN STREET — the address the city’s record carries for this BIN, which can be an alternate address of the same building, or a sign of a wrong BIN. The filing is joined by the BIN in our building profile; placeholder BINs are skipped when the data is refreshed, but nothing else checks the match automatically, so a filing address that differs from the marketed address is worth confirming.
What this analysis does not establish. A filed status reflects the last report the DOB accepted, not the facade’s condition today — filings can lag both deterioration and completed repairs. It does not establish the scope, cost, or timing of any repair program, or whether the board plans an assessment. Read it as the compliance record, and confirm current facade work and funding plans with the managing agent and the DOB’s Buildings Information System.
SWARMP
SWARMPThe latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
Every facade cycle on record for this building, oldest first. Each cycle has been a five-year window (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the framework from October 1, 2026); the grade is the result the building’s licensed inspector filed with the city. A steady run of “Safe” is a good sign; repeated SWARMP or Unsafe cycles point to a facade that keeps needing work.
| Cycle | Status |
|---|---|
| 2005–10 | SWARMP |
| 2010–15 | SWARMP |
| 2015–20 | Safe |
| 2020–25 | SWARMP |
| 2025–30 | Next report due |
- Local Law 11 / FISP
- New York requires every building higher than six stories to have its exterior walls examined on a recurring cycle by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (a New York State licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB's qualifications) and file the results with the city — so nothing can come loose and fall to the sidewalk. The cycle has been five years; Local Law 49 of 2025, effective October 1, 2026, lets DOB rules set intervals of six to twelve years. The official name is the Facade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP).
- Safe
- The last filed examination classified the facade as Safe: no repairs were required at that inspection. Owners still have ongoing maintenance duties and, where applicable, annual parapet observations, and a new hazard requires action between examinations.
- SWARMP
- Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program — the facade is not classified unsafe, but the inspector flagged conditions that must be repaired by a deadline. A SWARMP condition still uncorrected at the next examination must be reported as Unsafe.
- Unsafe
- Hazardous conditions that require prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector and DOB specify (depending on the condition, a sidewalk shed, fencing or structural netting) and make the repairs.
- QEWI
- Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a New York State licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB's FISP qualifications and performs and signs the examination. A license alone does not make someone a QEWI. It can't be the super or the managing agent.
- Sidewalk shed
- The temporary roofed scaffolding over a sidewalk that protects pedestrians during (or pending) facade work. One that's been up for years usually signals a stalled repair.
- Cycle
- Inspections have run on a five-year cycle (currently Cycle 10, 2025–2030, whose filing windows DOB publishes). Buildings file within a two-year sub-window set by their block number. A date past Cycle 10 here extends the old five-year pattern and is only a projection: Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the framework, so confirm with the building's inspector and DOB.
Underwriting a purchase at Rivercross?
The filing tells you the grade. It doesn’t tell you what the assessment will be, when it lands, or whether the board has funded it. That plus the rest of the diligence: reserves, assessment history, board posture, recent sales.
For the full building read on Rivercross, see the editorial profile — architect, history, board character, recent sales context.
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