Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

470 Convent Ave

Manhattan, NY 10031Company-ownedBBL 1-02065-00BIN 1061587

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1911
Floors6
Units34
Building Area31,390 sqft
ZoningR7A
ClassD7
Market Value$2.5M

470 CONVENT AVE is a property located at 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores. The building was constructed in 1911. It has 6 floors and 34 units. The building area is 31,390 square feet on a 9,458 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7A. The assessed market value is $2.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 86 building permits on record (63 active). There are 89 violations on record (10 currently open). 5 docketed judgments carrying $10,000 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

314records on file
54Energy Star

Completed in 1911, 468 Convent Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 34 units and 31,390 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.1M. In the 55 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 314 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 89 of its 314 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Permit (86) and inspection (46) trail well behind. 10 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 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 54, with a site energy-use intensity of 91.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 181 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% violation, 55 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.

$2.5M of New York, written across 314 government filings.

Property Details

Address470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof With Stores
D7
Year Built1911
Floors6
Total Units34
Building Area31,390 sqft
Lot Size9,458 sqft
ZoningR7A
ConditionAverage
1-02065-00
1061587
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.5M
$1.1M
$213K

Building Permits

86 on record · 63 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 8, 2024Est. cost $9KJob #M00827065-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Feb 7, 2024Est. cost $8KJob #M00450616-I1
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Feb 6, 2024Est. cost $9KJob #M00827065-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Feb 6, 2024Est. cost $9KJob #M00722119-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 12, 2023Est. cost $315KJob #M00556215-I1

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Violations

89 on record · 10 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$10,000
Judgments · 5 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2024Balance $10,000Ticket #039110522H
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Ticket #039024433P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2019Ticket #0205734486
IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2018Ticket #0203421103
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2009Ticket #038151216Y
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR.
HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Apr 23, 2026#18815065

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Jun 20, 2024#17070395

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 33, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 2, 2024#39110522H

PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS ATOI I OBSERVED DETERIORATED AND BROKEN MUDSILLS WITH INADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR VERTICAL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT,WHICH CAN COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY CAU

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HPDClass B
DEFECT LETTER ISSUED
Issued Jul 27, 2022#15591373

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 6 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15288134 ISSUED 27-JUL-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

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DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued May 12, 2021#2525322

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 was constructed in 1911. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with stores with 6 floors and 34 units. The building area is 31,390 sqft.

Are there building permits at 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 86 building permits on record, with 63 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 Apr 8, 2024.

Does 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 89 violations on record, with 10 currently open. Breakdown: 46 DOB, 21 ECB, 22 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $10,000. 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 470 CONVENT AVE?

470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 has an assessed market value of $2.5M and a total assessed value of $1.1M (land: $213K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 470 CONVENT AVE?

470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 is zoned R7A. 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 470 CONVENT AVE?

470 CONVENT AVE, Manhattan, NY 10031 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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