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1659 York Ave

Manhattan, NY 10128Company-ownedBBL 1015670022BIN 1050589
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors6
Units64
Building Area29,700 sqft
ZoningR10
ClassD7
Market Value$9.7M

1659 YORK AVE is a property located at 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 6 floors and 64 units. The building area is 29,700 square feet on a 5,775 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10. The assessed market value is $9.7M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (23 active). There are 38 violations on record (10 currently open). 8 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

215records on file
87Energy Star

Completed in 1920, 1659 York Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 64 units and 29,700 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $9.7M, and assessed for tax at $4.4M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 215 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 57 of its 215 records, fully 27%, fall under that one heading. Violation (38) and permit (33) trail well behind. 10 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 87, with a site energy-use intensity of 88.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 189 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 27% complaint, 60 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$9.7M of New York, written across 215 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1920
Floors6
Total Units64
Building Area29,700 sqft
Lot Size5,775 sqft
ZoningR10
ConditionAverage
1015670022
1050589
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$9.7M
$4.4M
$1.6M

Building Permits

33 on record · 23 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 22, 2026Est. cost $25KJob #M01263167-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 17, 2026Job #M01373317-I1-EL

Modernization of 1 passenger elevator 1P29834. Limited only to power and light in machine room, pit and car top.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 20, 2025Est. cost $25KJob #M01263167-I1

Initial Permit

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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Nov 27, 2023Job #411227
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 20, 2013Est. cost $248KJob #120742642-01

G.C.

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Violations

38 on record · 10 open
Judgments · 8 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2016Ticket #0188126602
LOOSE RUBBISH
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2011Ticket #034872113X
FAILURE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED WHERE REQUIRED
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 19, 2009Ticket #040345873L
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES - 2ND OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2008Ticket #040075693R
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2008Ticket #0148883671
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
ACTIVE
Issued May 3, 2019#2361986

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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DOB LegacyACC1
ACTIVE
Issued May 30, 2014#1878806

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 29, 2012#1726364
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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 26, 2012#9418169

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 64 units. The building area is 29,700 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 33 building permits on record, with 23 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Jun 22, 2026.

Does 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 38 violations on record, with 10 currently open. Breakdown: 19 DOB, 8 ECB, 11 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 8 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1659 YORK AVE?

1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 has an assessed market value of $9.7M and a total assessed value of $4.4M (land: $1.6M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1659 YORK AVE?

1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 is zoned R10. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1659 YORK AVE?

1659 YORK AVE, Manhattan, NY 10128 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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