Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

195 Bennett Ave

Manhattan, NY 10040Company-ownedBBL 1021800497BIN 1064463

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1939
Floors6
Units58
Building Area54,596 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD7
Market Value$4.5M

195 BENNETT AVE is a property located at 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1939. It has 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 54,596 square feet on a 11,950 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $4.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 32 building permits on record (18 active). There are 222 violations on record (19 currently open). 7 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

730records on file
70Energy Star

Completed in 1939, 195 Bennett Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 58 units and 54,596 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.5M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 90 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 730 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 333 of its 730 records, fully 46%, fall under that one heading. Violation (222) and inspection (58) trail well behind. 19 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 2005.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 70, with a site energy-use intensity of 85.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 268 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 46% complaint, 90 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.

$4.5M of New York, written across 730 government filings.

Property Details

Address195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1939
Floors6
Total Units58
Building Area54,596 sqft
Lot Size11,950 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1021800497
1064463
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.5M
$2M
$215K

Building Permits

32 on record · 18 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 11, 2025Job #473848
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 16, 2023Est. cost $9KJob #M00773020-I1
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 21, 2022Est. cost $150KJob #140957766-01
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jul 15, 2022Job #M00773024-I1-EL

INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING FOR SIDEWALK SHED

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jul 14, 2022Est. cost $9KJob #M00773020-I1

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Violations

222 on record · 19 open
Judgments · 7 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #035538536K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2017Ticket #0193988933
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2013Ticket #044150419R
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2011Ticket #0173930800
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2010Ticket #0173941011
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Dec 8, 2025#18491024

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Oct 21, 2024#17370517

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER AT 3RD.,4TH.,5TH. AND 6TH. STORY. BALCONIES AT BUILDING FRONT

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HPDClass C
INVALID CERTIFICATION
Issued Sep 27, 2024#17315563

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 was constructed in 1939. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 58 units. The building area is 54,596 sqft.

Are there building permits at 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 32 building permits on record, with 18 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Dec 11, 2025.

Does 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 222 violations on record, with 19 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB, 16 ECB, 193 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 7 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 195 BENNETT AVE?

195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has an assessed market value of $4.5M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $215K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 195 BENNETT AVE?

195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 is zoned R7-2. 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 195 BENNETT AVE?

195 BENNETT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 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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