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281 West Main St

Manhattan, NY 10044Company-ownedBBL 1013730001BIN 1089275
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Updated Aug 1, 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 1507 building permits on record (1044 active). There are 1720 violations on record (166 currently open). 47 docketed judgments carrying $22,625 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

5,874records 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 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 5,874 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 1,720 of its 5,874 records, fully 29%, fall under that one heading. Permit (1,507) and complaint (1,382) trail well behind. 166 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 2018.

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, 51 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 5,874 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

1507 on record · 1044 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 27, 2026Est. cost $5KJob #M01384049-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Jul 23, 2026Est. cost $7.3MJob #M01347346-I1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jul 16, 2026Job #M01432334-I1-EL

REPLACING OUTLETS AND SWITCHES IN APARTMENT #530

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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 14, 2026Est. cost $21KJob #M01360455-S1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 14, 2026Est. cost $11KJob #M01360455-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

1720 on record · 166 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$22,625
Judgments · 47 docketed
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
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2023Balance $2,000Ticket #014048270Z
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $2,500Ticket #035559824H
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL S OR APPURTENANCES

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 4, 2026#19051930

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 5TH GLASS PANE FROM EAST AT GLASS WALL ENCLOSURE AT NORTH END OF POOL.. COURT

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 29, 2026#39555956R

FAILURE TO DESIGNATE AND/OR HAVE SITE SAFETY MANAGER OR SITE SAFETY COORDINATOR PRESENT AT SITE AS REQUIRED.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED A BRICK STACK TOWER APPROX. 210 FEET WITH FACADE REMOVED TO INST

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 12, 2026#39192366R

NO CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION ON FILE AS PER REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER FOR CLASS 1 WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT VIOLATION #39117701P ISSUED ON 6/25/2024 FOR EXCAVATED AREA W/NO SHORING IN PLACE AT CURB EXPOSURE 3 AND A P

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 23, 2026#18950365

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 706, 7th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 25, 2026#35722150H

EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING PROPERLY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. AT THE TIMEOF INSPECTION OBSERVED AND NOTED AT 1ST FLOOR STAIRCASE "D" EXIT-8 ONEEXIT DOOR(OUTSIDE DOOR) 1ST FLOOR CAFETERIA AT MAIN ENTRANCE TWO EXIT

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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 1507 building permits on record, with 1044 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 (APPROVED) filed Jul 27, 2026.

Does 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 281 WEST MAIN ST, Manhattan, NY 10044 has 1720 violations on record, with 166 currently open. Breakdown: 1056 DOB, 326 ECB, 338 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 47 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $22,625. 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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