489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1925

Floors6

Units51

Building Area46,065 sqft

ZoningR7-2

ClassC7

Market Value$2.6M

489 AUDUBON AVE is a property located at 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1925. It has 6 floors and 51 units. The building area is 46,065 square feet on a 12,125 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $2.6M. It last sold for $6.5M on Feb 28, 2013. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 33 building permits on record (26 active). There are 312 violations on record (41 currently open). 45 docketed judgments carrying $1,000 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.

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1,413records on file

100Energy Star

Completed in 1925, 489 Audubon Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 51 units and 46,065 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.2M. In the 80 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,413 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 918 of its 1,413 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (312) and enforcement (59) trail well behind. 41 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 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 19.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 92 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 65% complaint, 80 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.

65% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Sources

NYC DOB NYC HPD NYC DOF ACRIS NYC DCP ECB/OATH NYC DEP NYC LPC NYC FDNY NYS DHCR MOCEJ FEMA EPA US Census HUD USGS

updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040

Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores

Building ClassC7

Year Built1925

Floors6

Total Units51

Building Area46,065 sqft

Lot Size12,125 sqft

ZoningR7-2

ConditionAverage

BBL1021590074

BIN1063855

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$2.6M

Assessed Total$1.2M

Assessed Land$218K

Last Sale Price$6.5M

Last Sale DateFeb 28, 2013

Building Permits

33 on record · 26 active

Cats RegistrationOther

CURRENT

Filed Mar 14, 2025Job #456985

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Sep 6, 2018Est. cost $20KJob #122363940-01

ANTENNA

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Aug 9, 2018Est. cost $15KJob #121365548-01

ANTENNA

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ElectricalDOB NOW

COMPLETE

Filed Jul 10, 2018Job #M00060522-I1-EL

RETROFIT AND/OR REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES ONLY. NO BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING. EXISTING SWITCHES.

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AlterationDOB Legacy

ISSUED

Filed Apr 15, 2016Job #122363940-01-01

OT

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+ 28 more permits — view full report

Violations

312 on record · 41 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,000

Judgments · 45 docketed

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $500Ticket #048447494J

ILLEGAL PLACEMENT OF STICKERS OR DECALS ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $500Ticket #048447495L

ILLEGAL PLACEMENT OF STICKERS OR DECALS ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Oct 31, 2016Ticket #0190377505

DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Sep 30, 2016Ticket #0190373710

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jul 31, 2016Ticket #043666490K

LOOSE RUBBISH

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HPDClass B

NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME

Issued Jul 15, 2026#19081426

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION AT EAST

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HPDClass B

NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME

Issued Jul 15, 2026#19081428

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION AT EAST

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HPDClass A

NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME

Issued Jul 15, 2026#19081429

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION AT EAST

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HPDClass A

VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED

Issued May 17, 2026#18935829

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued May 13, 2026#18926981

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1I, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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+ 307 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 was constructed in 1925. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 6 floors and 51 units. The building area is 46,065 sqft.

Are there building permits at 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 33 building permits on record, with 26 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Mar 14, 2025.

Does 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 312 violations on record, with 41 currently open. Breakdown: 8 DOB, 4 ECB, 300 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 45 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,000. 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 489 AUDUBON AVE?

489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has an assessed market value of $2.6M and a total assessed value of $1.2M (land: $218K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 489 AUDUBON AVE last sold?

489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 last sold for $6.5M on Feb 28, 2013. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 489 AUDUBON AVE?

489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 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 489 AUDUBON AVE?

489 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 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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