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48 Wall St

Manhattan, NY 10005Company-ownedBBL 1000400014BIN 1001005
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors32
Units27
Building Area281,755 sqft
ZoningC5-5
ClassO4
Market Value$45.8M

48 WALL ST is a property located at 48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small). The building was constructed in 1929. It has 32 floors and 27 units. The building area is 281,755 square feet on a 12,175 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-5. The assessed market value is $45.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 645 building permits on record (463 active). There are 225 violations on record (3 currently open). 55 docketed judgments carrying $31,882 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

1,344records on file
73Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 48 Wall St rises 32 stories over New York. Public records put it at 27 units and 281,755 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $45.8M, and assessed for tax at $20.6M. In the 40 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,344 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 645 of its 1,344 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Violation (225) and inspection (166) trail well behind. 3 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 2001.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 73, with a site energy-use intensity of 58.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,863 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% permit, 40 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.

$45.8M of New York, written across 1,344 government filings.

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Property Details

Address48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005
Building TypeOffice - Semi-Fireproof (small)
O4
Year Built1929
Floors32
Total Units27
Building Area281,755 sqft
Lot Size12,175 sqft
ZoningC5-5
1000400014
1001005
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$45.8M
$20.6M
$5.9M

Building Permits

645 on record · 463 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 11, 2026Est. cost $11KJob #123463457-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Aug 18, 2025Est. cost $13KJob #122823864-01
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 17, 2025Est. cost $7KJob #M00840092-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jul 16, 2025Est. cost $4KJob #M00840328-I1
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SprinklerDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jul 10, 2025Est. cost $7KJob #M18990341-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

225 on record · 3 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$31,882
Judgments · 55 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $1,400Ticket #014199449R
ROOFTOP ACCESS AND MEANS OF EGRESS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Ticket #014156369R
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Ticket #037028729J
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Ticket #037028414P
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000831672H
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF

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ECBSite Safety
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 18, 2021#35588067M

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/DISPLAY ON SITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRE BY CHAPTER 33.AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ACTIVE JOB SITE FOR FACADE REPAIRS OBSERVED SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD WITH CHECK AT EXP #1 #2 #4 SET UP FOR WORK UPON REQUES

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2020#39028898N

FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED / ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT TIME OF SPOT CHECK INSPECTION FOR WASTE, SEWER, WATER, AND VENT ROUGHING FOR THE 13 FLOOR NO PLANS ON SITE, PROVIDE A

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 48 WALL ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a office - semi-fireproof (small) with 32 floors and 27 units. The building area is 281,755 sqft.

Are there building permits at 48 WALL ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 has 645 building permits on record, with 463 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed May 11, 2026.

Does 48 WALL ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 has 225 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 176 DOB, 49 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 48 WALL ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 has 55 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $31,882. 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 48 WALL ST?

48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 has an assessed market value of $45.8M and a total assessed value of $20.6M (land: $5.9M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 48 WALL ST?

48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 is zoned C5-5. 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 48 WALL ST?

48 WALL ST, Manhattan, NY 10005 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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