Manhattan • Office

490 Broadway

Manhattan, NY 10012Company-ownedBBL 1004830001BIN 1007227
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 291 building permits on record (184 active). There are 51 violations on record (6 currently open). 21 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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586records 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 586 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 291 of its 586 records, fully 50%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (123) and violation (51) trail well behind. 6 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 — 50% 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 586 government filings.

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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

291 on record · 184 active
Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT REJECTED
Filed Nov 13, 2025Job #M9527119
Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT REJECTED
Filed Nov 10, 2025Job #M9693469
Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 23, 2025Job #M7423797
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 27, 2025Est. cost $409KJob #M01025011-I1
Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 25, 2025Job #M8690186

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Violations

51 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,900
Judgments · 21 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 15, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049749648N
IMPROPER RECEPTACLE NON-RESIDENTIAL 1ST
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

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0008246

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0001126

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0003617

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0003616

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202212-0016737

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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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 291 building permits on record, with 184 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Public Safety (AHV PERMIT REJECTED) filed Nov 13, 2025.

Does 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 490 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 51 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB Safety, 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 21 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 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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