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491 Broadway

462Records
17City systems
0Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10012 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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462 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 102 DOB permits, 65 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10012
Built1896
Floors12
Res. units10
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)491 BROADWAY RLTY CORP
BBL1004840026
BIN1007253

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (8) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Missed Collection (2) · Obstruction (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,869,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP
Head officerAmir Karimpour
Managing agentWILLIAM COLAVITO INC
Last registered2025-09-19

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,116,000 $7,252,200
2026$17,483,000 $7,867,350
2027$20,439,000 $9,197,550

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,910,309 a year ($61.68 per sq ft), operating expenses $645,005 ($13.67 per sq ft), net operating income $2,265,304. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySpring St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Prince St — R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Spring St — M1 M55 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMercer St & Spring St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

491 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WILLIAM COLAVITO INC — 7 buildings, 84 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30-76 35 Street QN26 A
534 La Guardia Place MN15 A
307 West 82 Street MN11 A
309 West 82 Street MN11 A
491 Broadway MN10 A
984 2 Avenue MN6 A
775 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2024-07-09 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-02RPTT&RET $4,300,000 — from HOROWITZ, PAUL J; HOROWITZ, BETH E; IDA HOROWITZ APPLEBROOG LIVING TRUST; BARRY ROSEN, AS to VAN HOOK, LIUTAURAS; VAN HOOK, DONALD $4,300,000
2025-09-29Sold for $4,300,000 $4,300,000 $430,000
2025-08-15RPTT&RET $3,275,000 — from LINDSAY, SARA to JABER, RONNIE $3,275,000
2025-08-07Sold for $3,275,000 $3,275,000 $327,500
2024-07-09Mortgage $685,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $685,000
2024-07-09AL&R $150,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $150,000
2024-07-09AL&R $685,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $685,000
2024-07-09Mortgage $150,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $150,000
2024-06-07RPTT&RET $4,700,000 — from KUNG, HANS; KUNG, CORNELIA to ESCARFAIL COJOT, LORRAINE $4,700,000
2024-06-05Sold for $4,700,000 $4,700,000 $470,000
2022-10-03RPTT&RET $2,925,000 — from HOROWITZ VENTURES LP to GA-LOK SHUM, PETER; KARIMPOUR, AMIR ANDREW $2,925,000
2022-09-27Sold for $2,925,000 $2,925,000 $292,500
2015-10-02RPTT&RET $6,275,000 — from FORBES, ANDREW M to DE CASTRO, HENRIQUE $6,275,000
2014-06-19Mortgage $850,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK DBA N $850,000
2014-06-19AL&R $850,000 — from 491 BROADWAY REALTY CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK DBA N $850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170763319
201813120420
20194140211
20203060211
202151112120
20224052314
202391210233
2024012214340
20257284223
202624190135
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The full timeline

Construction 167Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 71Health & systems 39

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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