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540 Manhattan Ave

Manhattan, NY 10027Company-ownedBBL 1019490047BIN 1059241
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1912
Floors6
Units77
Building Area60,768 sqft
ZoningR8A
ClassD1
Market Value$4.4M

540 MANHATTAN AVE is a property located at 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1912. It has 6 floors and 77 units. The building area is 60,768 square feet on a 13,110 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8A. The assessed market value is $4.4M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 34 building permits on record (18 active). There are 515 violations on record (42 currently open). 12 docketed judgments carrying $3,000 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

2,913records on file
57Energy Star

Completed in 1912, 540 Manhattan Ave rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 77 units and 60,768 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 51 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,913 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,148 of its 2,913 records, fully 74%, fall under that one heading. Violation (515) and inspection (99) trail well behind. 42 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 2005.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 57, with a site energy-use intensity of 87.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 363 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 74% complaint, 51 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.

74% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1912
Floors6
Total Units77
Building Area60,768 sqft
Lot Size13,110 sqft
ZoningR8A
ConditionAverage
1019490047
1059241
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.4M
$2M
$295K

Building Permits

34 on record · 18 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 9, 2026Est. cost $9KJob #M01237290-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 29, 2025Est. cost $11KJob #M01237289-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Aug 4, 2025Job #M01238003-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 12, 2025Est. cost $11KJob #M01237289-I1

Initial Permit

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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 10, 2025Est. cost $9KJob #M01237290-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

515 on record · 42 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,000
Judgments · 12 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Ticket #038266510P
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2018Ticket #035249505R
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 30, 2017Balance $1,000Ticket #0801012237
OWNING HARBORING A DOG CAT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST RABIES
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2017Ticket #038253231J
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 19, 2016Balance $1,000Ticket #0800844550
OWNING HARBORING A DOG CAT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST RABIES

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION OPEN
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19104029

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION OPEN
Issued Jul 23, 2026#19104030

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued May 24, 2026#18952098

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued May 24, 2026#18952099

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION
Issued May 21, 2026#18981533

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''SOUTH''

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1912. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 77 units. The building area is 60,768 sqft.

Are there building permits at 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 34 building permits on record, with 18 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 (LOC ISSUED) filed Jan 9, 2026.

Does 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 515 violations on record, with 42 currently open. Breakdown: 28 DOB, 52 ECB, 435 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 12 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,000. 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 540 MANHATTAN AVE?

540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $4.4M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $295K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 540 MANHATTAN AVE?

540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 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 540 MANHATTAN AVE?

540 MANHATTAN AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 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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