98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1910

Floors7

Units48

Building Area65,800 sqft

ZoningR8A

ClassD1

Market Value$3.6M

98 MORNINGSIDE AVE is a property located at 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1910. It has 7 floors and 48 units. The building area is 65,800 square feet on a 10,092 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8A. The assessed market value is $3.6M. It last sold for $21.6M on Mar 17, 2015. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 54 building permits on record (39 active). There are 428 violations on record (38 currently open). 44 docketed judgments carrying $5,000 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.

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2,097records on file

62Energy Star

Completed in 1910, 98 Morningside Ave rises 7 stories over New York. Public records put it at 48 units and 65,800 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,097 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,365 of its 2,097 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (428) and enforcement (87) trail well behind. 38 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 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 62, with a site energy-use intensity of 80.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 333 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 65% complaint, 53 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.

65% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Sources

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updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027

Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof

Building ClassD1

Year Built1910

Floors7

Total Units48

Building Area65,800 sqft

Lot Size10,092 sqft

ZoningR8A

ConditionAverage

BBL1019490061

BIN1059255

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$3.6M

Assessed Total$1.6M

Assessed Land$227K

Last Sale Price$21.6M

Last Sale DateMar 17, 2015

Building Permits

54 on record · 39 active

Cats Registration InspectionOther

CURRENT

Filed May 4, 2026Job #482419

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Cats Work PermitOther

CANCELLED

Filed Apr 15, 2022Job #361646

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ElectricalDOB NOW

PERMIT ISSUED

Filed Apr 20, 2021Job #M00506677-I1-EL

Charter Meter Project

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Feb 28, 2020Est. cost $176KJob #123574391-03

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy

SIGNED OFF

Filed Feb 28, 2020Est. cost $30KJob #123574391-02

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Violations

428 on record · 38 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$5,000

Judgments · 44 docketed

DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 8, 2026Balance $5,000Ticket #039152454K

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Nov 30, 2025Ticket #049070468P

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Nov 30, 2025Ticket #049070469R

FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Oct 31, 2024Ticket #048149613H

FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITS

Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed May 31, 2024Ticket #048003555R

LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCE

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HPDClass B

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392652

§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392653

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392654

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392655

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass A

FIRST NO ACCESS TO RE- INSPECT VIOLATION

Issued Nov 19, 2025#18392657

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT RISER IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 62, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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+ 423 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan built?

The building at 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 was constructed in 1910. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 7 floors and 48 units. The building area is 65,800 sqft.

Are there building permits at 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan?

Yes. 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 54 building permits on record, with 39 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 4, 2026.

Does 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 428 violations on record, with 38 currently open. Breakdown: 52 DOB, 58 ECB, 318 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has 44 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $5,000. 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 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE?

98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 has an assessed market value of $3.6M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $227K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE last sold?

98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027 last sold for $21.6M on Mar 17, 2015. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE?

98 MORNINGSIDE 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 98 MORNINGSIDE AVE?

98 MORNINGSIDE 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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