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68 Thayer St

Manhattan, NY 10040Individually ownedBBL 1021750180BIN 1064250
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Updated Aug 2, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1926
Floors6
Units68
Building Area42,780 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassC1
Market Value$3.2M

68 THAYER ST is a property located at 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 6 floors and 68 units. The building area is 42,780 square feet on a 12,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $3.2M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 19 building permits on record (12 active). There are 368 violations on record (6 currently open). 74 docketed judgments carrying $3,712 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

2,676records on file
81Energy Star

Completed in 1926, 68 Thayer St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 68 units and 42,780 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.5M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,676 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,977 of its 2,676 records, fully 74%, fall under that one heading. Violation (368) and enforcement (109) trail well behind. 6 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 81, with a site energy-use intensity of 103.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 286 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 74% complaint, 58 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

Address68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1926
Floors6
Total Units68
Building Area42,780 sqft
Lot Size12,500 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1021750180
1064250
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.2M
$1.5M
$197K

Building Permits

19 on record · 12 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed May 14, 2024Job #421809
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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed May 4, 2017Est. cost $22KJob #140635953-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Jul 11, 2016Job #140514780-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 8, 2010Est. cost $10KJob #110222606-01
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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 3, 2010Job #110222606-01-02

PL

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Violations

368 on record · 6 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,712
Judgments · 74 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2018Balance $112Ticket #0198314793
PUBLIC URINATION 1ST OFFENSE
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2017Ticket #0192830660
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2017Ticket #0190297443
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2016Ticket #043557145R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2016Ticket #0190378330
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Feb 21, 2026#18660798

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Feb 21, 2026#18660796

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Feb 21, 2026#18660797

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION DISMISSED
Issued Feb 4, 2026#18618982

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HEAVY DUTY MOP BUCKET AND POTTERY POTS AT 1ST STACK FROM SOUTH AT 2ND STORY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE

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HPDClass C
VIOLATION CLOSED
Issued Feb 4, 2026#18618981

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 6 floors and 68 units. The building area is 42,780 sqft.

Are there building permits at 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 19 building permits on record, with 12 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed May 14, 2024.

Does 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 368 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 12 DOB, 14 ECB, 342 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 74 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,712. 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 68 THAYER ST?

68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has an assessed market value of $3.2M and a total assessed value of $1.5M (land: $197K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 68 THAYER ST?

68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 is zoned R7-2. 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 68 THAYER ST?

68 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 is individually 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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