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55 Ave B

Manhattan, NY 10009Government-ownedBBL 1003870001BIN 1004627
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Year Built1953
Floors4
Units8
Building Area142,826 sqft
ZoningR8B
ClassW1
Market Value$48.4M

55 AVE B is a property located at 55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009. It is classified as a education - public school. The building was constructed in 1953. It has 4 floors and 8 units. The building area is 142,826 square feet on a 94,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8B. The assessed market value is $48.4M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 257 building permits on record (182 active). There are 146 violations on record (20 currently open). 6 docketed judgments carrying $19,500 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.

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679records on file
56Energy Star

Completed in 1953, 55 Ave B rises 4 stories over New York. Public records put it at 8 units and 142,826 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $48.4M, and assessed for tax at $21.8M. In the 41 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 679 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 257 of its 679 records, fully 38%, fall under that one heading. Violation (146) and enforcement (120) trail well behind. 20 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 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 56, with a site energy-use intensity of 68.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 748 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 38% permit, 41 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.

$48.4M of New York, written across 679 government filings.

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Property Details

Address55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009
Building TypeEducation - Public School
W1
Year Built1953
Floors4
Total Units8
Building Area142,826 sqft
Lot Size94,000 sqft
ZoningR8B
1003870001
1004627
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$48.4M
$21.8M
$3.3M

Building Permits

257 on record · 182 active
City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Nov 3, 2026Job #M2523655
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City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 15, 2026Job #M9557190
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City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 8, 2026Job #M1563680
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City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT REJECTED
Filed Oct 2, 2026Job #M9079001
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City ConstructionDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT REJECTED
Filed Oct 1, 2026Job #M4015909
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Violations

146 on record · 20 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$19,500
Judgments · 6 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048688563L
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2025Balance $1,300Ticket #000887084Y
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE OVER 1MIN WHILE ADJACENT TO SCHOOL 1ST
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $10,000Ticket #039524752N
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Balance $5,000Ticket #039524753P
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047987655M
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES COM PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM W O A RECEPTACLE

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 4, 2026#35734574J

RE-ISSUE #35693250P. EXIT DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. NOTED: THE DOORS AT EXITS #6, #4 AND #1 ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND/OR SELF-CLOSING. REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE.

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 4, 2026#35734573H

RE-ISSUE #35721049Z. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS, EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS AS PER BC 1006.1; 27-381. NOTED: THERE WERE SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS THAT

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 15, 2025#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202412-0002386

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 15, 2025#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202412-0002387

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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SafetyBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 15, 2025#VIO-FTC-BE-EXT-202412-0002385

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 55 AVE B, Manhattan built?

The building at 55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 was constructed in 1953. It is classified as a education - public school with 4 floors and 8 units. The building area is 142,826 sqft.

Are there building permits at 55 AVE B, Manhattan?

Yes. 55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 257 building permits on record, with 182 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a City Construction (AHV PERMIT ISSUED) filed Nov 3, 2026.

Does 55 AVE B, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 146 violations on record, with 20 currently open. Breakdown: 10 DOB Safety, 36 DOB, 100 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 55 AVE B, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 6 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $19,500. 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 55 AVE B?

55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 has an assessed market value of $48.4M and a total assessed value of $21.8M (land: $3.3M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 55 AVE B?

55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 is zoned R8B. 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 55 AVE B?

55 AVE B, Manhattan, NY 10009 is government-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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