Manhattan

189 Madison Ave

Manhattan, NY 10016Company-ownedBBL 1008641001BIN 1017114

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1938
Floors15
Building Area200,200 sqft
ZoningC5-2
ClassRK
Market Value$8.8M

189 MADISON AVE is a property located at 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016. The building was constructed in 1938. The building has 15 floors. The building area is 200,200 square feet on a 19,325 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-2. The assessed market value is $8.8M. It last sold for $16.8M on Sep 6, 2019. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 82 building permits on record (81 active). There are 10 violations on record (0 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

170records on file
62Energy Star

Completed in 1938, 189 Madison Ave rises 15 stories over New York. Public records put it at 200,200 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.8M, and assessed for tax at $4.0M. In the 41 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 170 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 82 of its 170 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (29) and inspection (28) trail well behind. No 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 62, with a site energy-use intensity of 69.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,024 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% permit, 41 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.

$8.8M of New York, written across 170 government filings.

Property Details

Address189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016
RK
Year Built1938
Floors15
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area200,200 sqft
Lot Size19,325 sqft
ZoningC5-2
1008641001
1017114
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.8M
$4M
$1.1M
$16.8M
Last Sale DateSep 6, 2019

Building Permits

82 on record · 81 active
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 2, 2020Job #123897275-02-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 6, 2020Job #140921395-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 23, 2019Job #123400131-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 20, 2019Job #123817496-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2019Job #123897275-01-01

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Violations

10 on record · none currently open
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Mar 26, 2002#828077
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 27, 2001#751992
ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Oct 7, 2000#34231620K

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN THAT ENTIRE ENABLE LANDING AT 6FL LANDING IS MISSONG.TEMPORARTY WOODEN PLYWOOD HAS BEEN ERECTED.REM:REPAIR AND REPLACE MARBLE LANDING AT 6FL.

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DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 7, 2000#684527
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Mar 16, 1999#622673

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 was constructed in 1938. with 15 floors. The building area is 200,200 sqft.

Are there building permits at 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 82 building permits on record, with 81 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Plumbing (ISSUED) filed Oct 2, 2020.

Does 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 10 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB, 3 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 189 MADISON AVE?

189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 has an assessed market value of $8.8M and a total assessed value of $4M (land: $1.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 189 MADISON AVE last sold?

189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 last sold for $16.8M on Sep 6, 2019. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 189 MADISON AVE?

189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 is zoned C5-2. 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 MADISON AVE?

189 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 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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