Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

189 Claremont Ave

Manhattan, NY 10027Individually ownedBBL 1019940066BIN 1059873

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1905
Floors6
Units31
Building Area28,416 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD1
Market Value$4.2M

189 CLAREMONT AVE is a property located at 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1905. It has 6 floors and 31 units. The building area is 28,416 square feet on a 6,840 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 17 building permits on record (8 active). There are 52 violations on record (4 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is 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

269records on file
85Energy Star

Completed in 1905, 189 Claremont Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 31 units and 28,416 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 269 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 104 of its 269 records, fully 39%, fall under that one heading. Violation (52) and inspection (42) trail well behind. 4 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 2003.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 85, with a site energy-use intensity of 75.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 187 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 39% 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.

$4.2M of New York, written across 269 government filings.

Property Details

Address189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1905
Floors6
Total Units31
Building Area28,416 sqft
Lot Size6,840 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
1019940066
1059873
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$158K

Building Permits

17 on record · 8 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 16, 2023Est. cost $5KJob #M00214902-I1
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 13, 2019Est. cost $65KJob #140864777-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 18, 2019Job #140864777-01-02
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Sep 4, 2019Est. cost $5KJob #M00214902-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Aug 21, 2019Job #M00214815-I1-EL

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Violations

52 on record · 4 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2015Ticket #043472917P
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYCL 9+ DWELLING UNITS
HPDClass B
CERTIFICATION POSTPONMENT DENIED
Issued Aug 16, 2024#17200106

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE HEAVEY DUTY LATCH SET AND ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

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HPDClass C
CERTIFICATION POSTPONMENT DENIED
Issued Aug 16, 2024#17200107

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR

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HPDClass C
CERTIFICATION POSTPONMENT DENIED
Issued Jun 11, 2019#13117306

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
CERTIFICATION POSTPONMENT DENIED
Issued Jun 11, 2019#13117307

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING , 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1905. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 31 units. The building area is 28,416 sqft.

Are there building permits at 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 17 building permits on record, with 8 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 Mar 16, 2023.

Does 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 52 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 22 DOB, 9 ECB, 21 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 1 docketed judgment 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 189 CLAREMONT AVE?

189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $158K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 189 CLAREMONT AVE?

189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 is zoned R8. 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 189 CLAREMONT AVE?

189 CLAREMONT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 is individually 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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