Manhattan • Office

520 West 135 St

Manhattan, NY 10031Company-ownedBBL 1019880053BIN 1059778
Year Built1915
Floors3
Units1
Building Area43,000 sqft
ZoningR8A
ClassO2
Market Value$7.9M

520 WEST 135 ST is a property located at 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft). The building was constructed in 1915. It has 3 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 43,000 square feet on a 15,987 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8A. The assessed market value is $7.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 79 building permits on record (53 active). There are 50 violations on record (7 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $13,950 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

263records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1915, 520 West 135 St rises 3 stories over New York. Public records put it at 1 unit and 43,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.9M, and assessed for tax at $3.6M. In the 60 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 263 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 79 of its 263 records, fully 30%, fall under that one heading. Violation (50) and inspection (45) trail well behind. 7 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 26.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 113 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 30% permit, 60 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.

$7.9M of New York, written across 263 government filings.

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Property Details

Address520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031
Building TypeOffice - Fireproof (over 100K sq ft)
O2
Year Built1915
Floors3
Total Units1
Building Area43,000 sqft
Lot Size15,987 sqft
ZoningR8A
1019880053
1059778
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.9M
$3.6M
$313K

Building Permits

79 on record · 53 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 21, 2026Est. cost $912KJob #M00972926-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Sep 21, 2026Est. cost $912KJob #M00972926-P9
Minor WorkDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 9, 2026Job #M8561209
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Aug 27, 2026Est. cost $912KJob #M00972926-P8
Minor WorkDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 15, 2026Job #M6275423

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Violations

50 on record · 7 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$13,950
Judgments · 15 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 15, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049638255K
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049638217J
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049445479Z
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049342338N
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $300Ticket #049206933L
DIRTY SIDEWALK

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202212-0124434

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle C (premises is in Community District 9)

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DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 22, 2019#2424718
DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 25, 2018#779627
DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 26, 2017#2216367
DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2016#2092187

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 was constructed in 1915. It is classified as a office - fireproof (over 100k sq ft) with 3 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 43,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 79 building permits on record, with 53 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 21, 2026.

Does 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 50 violations on record, with 7 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB Safety, 33 DOB, 11 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $13,950. 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 WEST 135 ST?

520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has an assessed market value of $7.9M and a total assessed value of $3.6M (land: $313K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 520 WEST 135 ST?

520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 is zoned R8A. 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 WEST 135 ST?

520 WEST 135 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 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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