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540 First Ave

Manhattan, NY 10016BBL 1-00962-01BIN 1085694
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

540 FIRST AVE is a property located at 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016. There are 854 building permits on record (853 active). There are 11 violations on record (0 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

890records on file

The lot at 540 First Ave holds its ground over New York. In the 35 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 890 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 854 of its 890 records, fully 96%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (13) and violation (11) 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 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 5.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 323 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 96% permit, 35 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.

96% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-00962-01
1085694

Building Permits

854 on record · 853 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 4, 2020Job #123778028-01-03

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 4, 2020Job #123778028-02-03

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Nov 9, 2020Job #140946458-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 9, 2020Job #140952850-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 20, 2020Job #123755891-01-01

SP

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Violations

11 on record · none currently open
ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Feb 3, 2003#34373082X

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING NOTED IN "TISCH HOSPITAL" ROOM "1751 BON 1714 FLOOR THERE IS A PLASTER CEILING LATH WITH ACRACH APPROX 14'X7' OVER PATIENTS BED ST HEADS WITH SMALL CRACKS & SIGNS OR WATER DAMAGE TH

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ECBSite Safety
RESOLVE
Issued Apr 21, 1992#34065808L

VERTICAL NETTING NOT PROVIDED AS PER CODE-IN THAT AT THE 24TH LEVEL NORTH, EAST, AND WEST VERTICAL NETS AND CABLES WERE TAKEN DOWN TO SET OUTRIGGERS FOR THE BRICK SCAFFOLDS. AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS WORK,NET

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ECBSite Safety
RESOLVE
Issued Apr 21, 1992#34065807J

VERTICAL NETTING NOT PROVIDED AS PER CODE IN THAT ON THE 24TH LEVEL (ROOF SECTION) NORTH EAST AND WEST, NETS AND CABLES HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN TO SET OUTRIGGERS FOR BRICK SCAFFOLD. WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETED

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ECBSite Safety
RESOLVE
Issued Feb 4, 1992#34069058J

FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING CRANES CO#2058 AND CO#2017, THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON MCHH 4, 1992,ON MARCH 5,1992 AND ANONYMOUS PERSON TELEPHONED THE BUIDLING

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ECBSite Safety
RESOLVE
Issued Feb 4, 1992#34069059L

FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLING CRANES CO#2058 AND CO#2017, THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON MARC4,1992 ON MARCH 5,1992 AN ANONYMOUS PERSON TELEPHONED THE BUILDING DEPT.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 854 building permits on record, with 853 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Dec 4, 2020.

Does 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 11 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 11 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 540 FIRST AVE, Manhattan, NY 10016. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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