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98 Morningside Ave

Manhattan, NY 10027Company-ownedBBL 1019490061BIN 1059255
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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 58 building permits on record (40 active). There are 438 violations on record (23 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

2,125records 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 2,125 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,379 of its 2,125 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (438) and enforcement (88) trail well behind. 23 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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Property Details

Address98 MORNINGSIDE AVE, Manhattan, NY 10027
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1910
Floors7
Total Units48
Building Area65,800 sqft
Lot Size10,092 sqft
ZoningR8A
ConditionAverage
1019490061
1059255
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.6M
$1.6M
$227K
$21.6M
Last Sale DateMar 17, 2015

Building Permits

58 on record · 40 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

438 on record · 23 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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SafetyAEUHAZ
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 17, 2026#VIO-FTC-AEU-HAZ-202603-0030564
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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 58 building permits on record, with 40 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 438 violations on record, with 23 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 52 DOB, 58 ECB, 325 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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