Manhattan • Office

490 Broadway

Manhattan, NY 10012Company-ownedBBL 1004830001BIN 1007227

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1857
Floors5
Units8
Building Area28,829 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R9X
ClassO5
Market Value$22.6M

490 BROADWAY is a property located at 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012. It is classified as a office - non-combustible. The building was constructed in 1857. It has 5 floors and 8 units. The building area is 28,829 square feet on a 5,852 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-5/R9X. The assessed market value is $22.6M. It last sold for $140M on Jan 8, 2016. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 269 building permits on record (175 active). There are 45 violations on record (0 currently open). 20 docketed judgments carrying $3,600 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

552records on file
75Energy Star

Completed in 1857, 490 Broadway rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 8 units and 28,829 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-5/R9X. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $22.6M, and assessed for tax at $10.2M. In the 92 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 552 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 269 of its 552 records, fully 49%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (121) and violation (45) trail well behind. No 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 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 75, with a site energy-use intensity of 65.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 236 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 49% permit, 92 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.

$22.6M of New York, written across 552 government filings.

Property Details

Address490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012
Building TypeOffice - Non-Combustible
O5
Year Built1857
Floors5
Total Units8
Building Area28,829 sqft
Lot Size5,852 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R9X
1004830001
1007227
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$22.6M
$10.2M
$1.3M
$140M
Last Sale DateJan 8, 2016

Building Permits

269 on record · 175 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 27, 2025Est. cost $409KJob #M01025011-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 23, 2024Est. cost $409KJob #M01025011-I1
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jan 30, 2024Job #418024
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 14, 2023Est. cost $449KJob #M08007048-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 31, 2023Est. cost $105KJob #M00682202-I1

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Violations

45 on record · none currently open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,600
Judgments · 20 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048995251M
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #048799799J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES COM PLACED OUT PRIOR TO ONE HOUR OF CLOSING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2024Balance $950Ticket #014111221L
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $850Ticket #014065829P
ROOFTOP ACCESS AND MEANS OF EGRESS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047612356L
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2706928

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2727202

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2662864

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2682608

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyEnergy Benchmarking
DISMISSED
Issued Aug 2, 2022#2592068

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan built?

The building at 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 was constructed in 1857. It is classified as a office - non-combustible with 5 floors and 8 units. The building area is 28,829 sqft.

Are there building permits at 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan?

Yes. 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 269 building permits on record, with 175 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 ENTIRE) filed Sep 27, 2025.

Does 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 45 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 37 DOB, 8 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 20 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,600. 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 490 BROADWAY?

490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has an assessed market value of $22.6M and a total assessed value of $10.2M (land: $1.3M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 490 BROADWAY last sold?

490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 last sold for $140M on Jan 8, 2016. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 490 BROADWAY?

490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 is zoned M1-5/R9X. 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 490 BROADWAY?

490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 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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