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520 Audubon Ave

Manhattan, NY 10040Company-ownedBBL 1021610064BIN 1063877

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1923
Floors5
Units45
Building Area39,485 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassC1
Market Value$1.5M

520 AUDUBON AVE is a property located at 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1923. It has 5 floors and 45 units. The building area is 39,485 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $1.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 56 building permits on record (44 active). There are 77 violations on record (0 currently open). 12 docketed judgments 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

489records on file
63Energy Star

Completed in 1923, 520 Audubon Ave rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 45 units and 39,485 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $661K. In the 55 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 489 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 246 of its 489 records, fully 50%, fall under that one heading. Violation (77) and permit (56) 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 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 63, with a site energy-use intensity of 91.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 230 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 50% complaint, 55 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.

$1.5M of New York, written across 489 government filings.

Property Details

Address520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1923
Floors5
Total Units45
Building Area39,485 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1021610064
1063877
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$661K
$148K

Building Permits

56 on record · 44 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 29, 2026Job #483669
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 18, 2019Est. cost $42KJob #122995884-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed May 6, 2019Est. cost $65KJob #120779871-01
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 30, 2019Job #122995884-01-02
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - APPROVED
Filed Apr 21, 2017Est. cost $325KJob #123032967-01

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Violations

77 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 12 docketed
DOT summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2013Ticket #0180746098
COMMERCIAL REFUSE CONTAINER STORED ON THE STREET W O A PERMIT
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2012Ticket #050044139K
FAILURE TO PROPERLY SEAL OPENINGS ENSURE ADEQUATE AIR SUPPLY
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2010Ticket #040153859Z
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 5, 2011Ticket #040204044P
MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 5, 2011Ticket #040194943M
MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Sep 9, 2025#18222566

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 35, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Sep 9, 2025#18222568

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 35, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Sep 9, 2025#18222550

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 35, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Sep 9, 2025#18222554

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD BASEBOARD MOULDING AT EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 35, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Sep 9, 2025#18222559

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE METAL FIRE DOOR. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 35, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 was constructed in 1923. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 45 units. The building area is 39,485 sqft.

Are there building permits at 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 56 building permits on record, with 44 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 Inspection (CURRENT) filed Apr 29, 2026.

Does 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 77 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 77 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 12 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 520 AUDUBON AVE?

520 AUDUBON AVE, Manhattan, NY 10040 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $661K (land: $148K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 520 AUDUBON AVE?

520 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 520 AUDUBON AVE?

520 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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