Manhattan • Office

70 Bowery

Manhattan, NY 10013Company-ownedBBL 1002030026BIN 1002613

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors5
Units85
Building Area28,500 sqft
ZoningC6-1G
ClassO5
Market Value$10.9M

70 BOWERY is a property located at 70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013. It is classified as a office - non-combustible. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 85 units. The building area is 28,500 square feet on a 7,213 sqft lot. The property is zoned C6-1G. The assessed market value is $10.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 142 building permits on record (112 active). There are 28 violations on record (1 currently open). 3 docketed judgments carrying $1,000 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

323records on file

Completed in 1920, 70 Bowery rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 85 units and 28,500 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C6-1G. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $10.9M, and assessed for tax at $4.9M. In the 39 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 323 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 142 of its 323 records, fully 44%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (68) and inspection (29) 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 114.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 328 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 44% permit, 39 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.

$10.9M of New York, written across 323 government filings.

Property Details

Address70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013
Building TypeOffice - Non-Combustible
O5
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units85
Building Area28,500 sqft
Lot Size7,213 sqft
ZoningC6-1G
1002030026
1002613 +1 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$10.9M
$4.9M
$1.1M

Building Permits

142 on record · 112 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 17, 2025Job #M01257292-I1-EL

Roof - Existing equipment cabinet to be replaced. New cabinet does not exceed the area or volume of the existing cabinet. New fiber cable to be pulled through existing telecom conduit from basement to cabinet on roof. Fiber termination panel to be placed in the basement Telco room

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Dec 5, 2024Est. cost $16KJob #M01038969-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Apr 23, 2024Est. cost $16KJob #M01038969-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 10, 2023Est. cost $20KJob #M00795228-I1
AntennaDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 30, 2023Est. cost $20KJob #M00795228-I1

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Violations

28 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,000
Judgments · 3 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #014141542J
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2014Ticket #0181800906
NO READING RECEPTACLE FOR REMOTE PAD
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2013Ticket #0181745410
NO READING RECEPTACLE FOR REMOTE PAD
DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 19, 2025#2793257

STRUCTURAL RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY COMMERCIAL FIRE-PROOF BUILDING OBSERVED STORE FRONT DECORATIVE GRANITE TILES DISPLACED DUE TO COLLISION, 2ND VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO STRUCTURE AT EXPOSURE #1. NO STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OBSERVED.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 70 BOWERY, Manhattan built?

The building at 70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a office - non-combustible with 5 floors and 85 units. The building area is 28,500 sqft.

Are there building permits at 70 BOWERY, Manhattan?

Yes. 70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 142 building permits on record, with 112 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Jul 17, 2025.

Does 70 BOWERY, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 28 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 16 DOB, 12 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 70 BOWERY, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,000. 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 70 BOWERY?

70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 has an assessed market value of $10.9M and a total assessed value of $4.9M (land: $1.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 70 BOWERY?

70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 is zoned C6-1G. 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 70 BOWERY?

70 BOWERY, Manhattan, NY 10013 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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