Manhattan • Condo

488 Madison Ave

Manhattan, NY 10022Company-ownedBBL 1012877502BIN 1035470
Year Built1950
Floors23
Units9
Building Area363,339 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassRC
Market Value$8.5M

488 MADISON AVE is a property located at 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022. It is classified as a condo - commercial unit. The building was constructed in 1950. It has 23 floors and 9 units. The building area is 363,339 square feet on a 21,590 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $8.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 431 building permits on record (343 active). There are 20 violations on record (9 currently open). 2 docketed judgments carrying $3,900 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.

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577records on file
77Energy Star

Completed in 1950, 488 Madison Ave rises 23 stories over New York. Public records put it at 9 units and 363,339 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.5M, and assessed for tax at $3.8M. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 577 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 431 of its 577 records, fully 75%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (36) and inspection (23) trail well behind. 9 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 77, with a site energy-use intensity of 65.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 2,542 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 75% permit, 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.

75% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022
Building TypeCondo - Commercial Unit
RC
Year Built1950
Floors23
Total Units9
Building Area363,339 sqft
Lot Size21,590 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ConditionAverage
1012877502
1035470
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.5M
$3.8M
$955K

Building Permits

431 on record · 343 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 13, 2026Est. cost $120KJob #M01436961-I1
PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 11, 2026Est. cost $40KJob #M00829871-I1
PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 11, 2026Est. cost $70KJob #M00795021-I1
SignDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jul 6, 2026Est. cost $2KJob #M01342093-S3
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jun 22, 2026Job #M01420309-I1-EL

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Violations

20 on record · 9 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,900
Judgments · 2 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2026Balance $2,600Ticket #000956635H
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000849795N
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF
SafetyEnergy Grade Ll33
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 6, 2026#VIO-FTP-EN-EGRDEA-202512-0001178

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER AD CODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0002648

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0007110

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0002645

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-201912-0001336

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2019 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 was constructed in 1950. It is classified as a condo - commercial unit with 23 floors and 9 units. The building area is 363,339 sqft.

Are there building permits at 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 431 building permits on record, with 343 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 (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 13, 2026.

Does 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 20 violations on record, with 9 currently open. Breakdown: 9 DOB Safety, 11 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 2 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,900. 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 488 MADISON AVE?

488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has an assessed market value of $8.5M and a total assessed value of $3.8M (land: $955K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 488 MADISON AVE?

488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 is zoned C5-3. 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 488 MADISON AVE?

488 MADISON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 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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