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281 West Main St

Manhattan, NY 10044Company-ownedBBL 1013730001BIN 1089275
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Updated Sep 15, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1975
Floors18
Units8,088
Building Area4,786,701 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD4
Market Value$1067.5M

281 WEST MAIN ST is a property located at 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044. The building was constructed in 1975. It has 18 floors and 8088 units. The building area is 4,786,701 square feet on a 4,227,757 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $1067.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 1544 building permits on record (1055 active). There are 1793 violations on record (206 currently open). 49 docketed judgments carrying $25,625 in open balances 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

6,094records on file
19Energy Star

Completed in 1975, 281 West Main St rises 18 stories over New York. Public records put it at 8,088 units and 4,786,701 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.1B, and assessed for tax at $480M. In the 52 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 6,094 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 1,793 of its 6,094 records, fully 29%, fall under that one heading. Permit (1,544) and complaint (1,474) trail well behind. 206 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 19, with a site energy-use intensity of 71.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,330 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 29% violation, 52 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.

$1.1B of New York, written across 6,094 government filings.

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Property Details

Address281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044
D4
Year Built1975
Floors18
Total Units8088
Building Area4,786,701 sqft
Lot Size4,227,757 sqft
ZoningR7-2
1013730001
1089275
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1067.5M
$480.4M
$134.5M

Building Permits

1544 on record · 1055 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Sep 11, 2026Est. cost $143KJob #M01385508-S2
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 10, 2026Est. cost $110KJob #M01413820-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 10, 2026Est. cost $110KJob #M01413820-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Sep 2, 2026Est. cost $21KJob #M01414285-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Sep 2, 2026Est. cost $90KJob #M01414285-I1
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Violations

1793 on record · 206 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$25,625
Judgments · 49 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 27, 2026Balance $1,000Ticket #014141586L
AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2026Balance $2,000Ticket #014141587N
RECORDKEEPING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Ticket #035685265H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2026Balance $12,500Ticket #039117701P
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $625Ticket #035669522J
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES

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HPDClass A
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 6, 2026#19193580

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQFT AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 20H, 20th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass A
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 6, 2026#19193581

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THEN 10 SQFT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 20H, 20th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 6, 2026#19193582

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 20H, 20th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 6, 2026#19193940

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THEN 10 SQFT AT CLOSET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 8J, 8th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Sep 6, 2026#19193941

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN CLOSET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 8J, 8th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 was constructed in 1975. with 18 floors and 8088 units. The building area is 4,786,701 sqft.

Are there building permits at 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 has 1544 building permits on record, with 1055 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 (OBJECTIONS) filed Sep 11, 2026.

Does 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 has 1793 violations on record, with 206 currently open. Breakdown: 48 DOB Safety, 1056 DOB, 326 ECB, 363 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 has 49 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $25,625. 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 281 WEST MAIN ST?

281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 has an assessed market value of $1067.5M and a total assessed value of $480.4M (land: $134.5M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 281 WEST MAIN ST?

281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 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 281 WEST MAIN ST?

281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 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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