Manhattan • Office

979 3 Ave

Manhattan, NY 10022Company-ownedBBL 1013320001BIN 1038623
Year Built1963
Floors17
Units200
Building Area579,779 sqft
ZoningR8B
ClassO6
Market Value$226.7M

979 3 AVE is a property located at 979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use. The building was constructed in 1963. It has 17 floors and 200 units. The building area is 579,779 square feet on a 34,495 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8B. The assessed market value is $226.7M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 1612 building permits on record (1270 active). There are 219 violations on record (50 currently open). 40 docketed judgments carrying $58,763 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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2,295records on file
79Energy Star

Completed in 1963, 979 3 Ave rises 17 stories over New York. Public records put it at 200 units and 579,779 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $227M, and assessed for tax at $102M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,295 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 1,612 of its 2,295 records, fully 70%, fall under that one heading. Violation (219) and enforcement (176) trail well behind. 50 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 79, with a site energy-use intensity of 71.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 3,513 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 70% permit, 61 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.

70% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022
Building TypeOffice - Loft/Mixed Use
O6
Year Built1963
Floors17
Total Units200
Building Area579,779 sqft
Lot Size34,495 sqft
ZoningR8B
1013320001
1038623
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$226.7M
$102M
$40.6M

Building Permits

1612 on record · 1270 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jan 13, 2026Est. cost $280KJob #M01175511-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 6, 2026Est. cost $350KJob #M01239864-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jan 6, 2026Est. cost $350KJob #M01239864-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jan 5, 2026Est. cost $350KJob #M01239864-P2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jan 5, 2026Est. cost $36KJob #M01239864-S1

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Violations

219 on record · 50 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$58,763
Judgments · 40 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #035727051P
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #035717881P
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #012171040Y
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $2,000Ticket #014181892X
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Balance $3,000Ticket #014181894J
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 29, 2026#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202512-0005146

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 29, 2026#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202512-0000443

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyFACADES
WAIVED - PENDING DISMISSAL
Issued Oct 21, 2026#VIO-FTC-FC-UNSAFE-202902-0005708
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202512-0003315

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0002798

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 979 3 AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 was constructed in 1963. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use with 17 floors and 200 units. The building area is 579,779 sqft.

Are there building permits at 979 3 AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 1612 building permits on record, with 1270 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 13, 2026.

Does 979 3 AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 219 violations on record, with 50 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB Safety, 149 DOB, 57 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 979 3 AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 40 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $58,763. 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 979 3 AVE?

979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 has an assessed market value of $226.7M and a total assessed value of $102M (land: $40.6M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 979 3 AVE?

979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 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 979 3 AVE?

979 3 AVE, Manhattan, NY 10022 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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