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485 Lenox Ave

Manhattan, NY 10037Individually ownedBBL 1019190026BIN 1058249
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1963
Floors16
Units160
Building Area157,728 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD4
Market Value$18.8M

485 LENOX AVE is a property located at 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1963. It has 16 floors and 160 units. The building area is 157,728 square feet on a 24,979 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $18.8M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 88 building permits on record (54 active). There are 253 violations on record (47 currently open). 127 docketed judgments carrying $6,375 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

1,044records on file
60Energy Star

Completed in 1963, 485 Lenox Ave rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 160 units and 157,728 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $18.8M, and assessed for tax at $8.5M. In the 64 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,044 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 285 of its 1,044 records, fully 27%, fall under that one heading. Violation (253) and enforcement (193) trail well behind. 47 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 60, with a site energy-use intensity of 76.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 884 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 27% complaint, 64 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.

$18.8M of New York, written across 1,044 government filings.

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Property Details

Address485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1963
Floors16
Total Units160
Building Area157,728 sqft
Lot Size24,979 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1019190026
1058249
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$18.8M
$8.5M
$237K

Building Permits

88 on record · 54 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
EXPIRED
Filed Jan 9, 2026Job #455985
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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 14, 2024Est. cost $90KJob #123085678-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 19, 2024Est. cost $36KJob #M00830389-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 16, 2024Est. cost $36KJob #M00830389-P1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jan 24, 2024Job #M00994359-I1-EL

NO WORK - FILING IS TO CORRECT EXISTING APPLICATION M00701599-I1-EL THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED AND LISTED AS COMPLETE.

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Violations

253 on record · 47 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,375
Judgments · 127 docketed
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 26, 2026Balance $400Ticket #0891073581
FAILURE TO DISPLAY LICENSE AND OR PERMIT DOCUMENTATION
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $1,250Ticket #037030864P
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #014110864K
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Balance $600Ticket #014096772P
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2024Ticket #048163903R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 17, 2026#19096255

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT SWITCH COVER PLATE AT SOUTH WALL, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 17, 2026#19096259

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 17, 2026#19096293

566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF FLIES LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19060592

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 9, 2026#19060593

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT WEST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 was constructed in 1963. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 16 floors and 160 units. The building area is 157,728 sqft.

Are there building permits at 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 has 88 building permits on record, with 54 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 (EXPIRED) filed Jan 9, 2026.

Does 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 has 253 violations on record, with 47 currently open. Breakdown: 49 DOB, 43 ECB, 161 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 has 127 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,375. 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 485 LENOX AVE?

485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 has an assessed market value of $18.8M and a total assessed value of $8.5M (land: $237K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 485 LENOX AVE?

485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 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 485 LENOX AVE?

485 LENOX AVE, Manhattan, NY 10037 is individually 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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