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496 Avenue of the Americas

169Records
12City systems
15Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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169 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 23 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP.
BBL1005760006
BIN1009610

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1974-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Missed Collection (3) · Encampment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$501,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)496 DK PROPERTIES CORP
Head officerJAMES KIM
Managing agentMatthew Kim
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,081,000 $1,836,450
2026$4,353,000 $1,958,850
2027$4,590,000 $2,065,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kim's KimbapKoreanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2023 (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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 12 St — M55 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 11 St & 6 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

496 Avenue of the Americas

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,843 on 2021-10-07 (lender: Woori America Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-07Mortgage $25,843 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $25,843
2021-10-07AL&R $4,630,000 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $4,630,000
2021-10-07Agreement $4,630,000 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $4,630,000
2016-09-14AL&R $5,250,000 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $5,250,000
2016-09-12Agreement $5,250,000 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. to WOORI AMERICA BANK $5,250,000
2015-12-22Mortgage $5,250,000 — from 496 DK PROPERTIES CORP. to 496 REALTY LLC $5,250,000
2015-12-22Deed $8,250,000 — from 496 REALTY LLC to 496 DK PROPERTIES, CORP. $8,250,000
2006-12-07Mortgage $500,000 — from BREWSTER, JERRY; BREWSTER, SHARON to CHINATRUST BANK (USA) $500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018000011
201941660127
2020000000
2021012407
2022003036
2023005016
2024007018
202511080019
2026104027
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 17Health & systems 14

Every one of the 169 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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