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537 Broadway

Manhattan, NY 10012Company-ownedBBL 1004980020BIN 1007581
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1869
Floors5
Units10
Building Area37,400 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R9X
ClassD0
Market Value$37.4M

537 BROADWAY is a property located at 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012. It is classified as a elevator apartment - co-op conversion. The building was constructed in 1869. It has 5 floors and 10 units. The building area is 37,400 square feet on a 7,467 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-5/R9X. The assessed market value is $37.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 180 building permits on record (123 active). There are 78 violations on record (1 currently open). 46 docketed judgments carrying $2,600 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

515records on file

Completed in 1869, 537 Broadway rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 10 units and 37,400 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-5/R9X. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $37.4M, and assessed for tax at $16.8M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 515 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 180 of its 515 records, fully 35%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (139) and violation (78) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 73.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 278 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 35% permit, 61 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.

$37.4M of New York, written across 515 government filings.

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Property Details

Address537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Co-op Conversion
D0
Year Built1869
Floors5
Total Units10
Building Area37,400 sqft
Lot Size7,467 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R9X
ConditionAverage
1004980020
1007581
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$37.4M
$16.8M
$1.2M

Building Permits

180 on record · 123 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 14, 2026Est. cost $24KJob #121463111-01
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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 24, 2025Job #103297442-01-14
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Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Dec 24, 2025Est. cost $100Job #103297442-01

GC

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 26, 2025Job #121463111-01-09

PL

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 20, 2025Est. cost $60KJob #M00851615-I1
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Violations

78 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,600
Judgments · 46 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2026Ticket #000895398R
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2024Ticket #048352898Y
LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $2,600Ticket #000841070J
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2022Ticket #047228354L
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #0212342498
LOOSE RUBBISH

+ 41 more docketed judgments — view full report

DOB LegacyLandmark
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 31, 2025#2815992
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+ 77 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan built?

The building at 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 was constructed in 1869. It is classified as a elevator apartment - co-op conversion with 5 floors and 10 units. The building area is 37,400 sqft.

Are there building permits at 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan?

Yes. 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 180 building permits on record, with 123 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Jan 14, 2026.

Does 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 78 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 61 DOB, 17 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has 46 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,600. 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 537 BROADWAY?

537 BROADWAY, Manhattan, NY 10012 has an assessed market value of $37.4M and a total assessed value of $16.8M (land: $1.2M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 537 BROADWAY?

537 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 537 BROADWAY?

537 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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