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498 Avenue of the Americas

173Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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173 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 DOB permits, 26 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES,
BBL1005760007
BIN1080143

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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 100% 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 0. 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

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Encampment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Street Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$172,125 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (2)
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)SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES LLC
Head officerADAM POMERANTZ
Managing agentSIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,671,000 $1,201,950
2026$2,445,000 $1,100,250
2027$2,875,000 $1,293,750

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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

498 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
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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 SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES LLC — 2 buildings, 6 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
500 Avenue of the Americas MN4 B
498 Avenue of the Americas MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,183,523 on 2022-07-22 (lender: Signature Avenue Equities,llc), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-22AL&R $8,500,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,500,000
2022-07-22Agreement $8,500,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC $8,500,000
2022-07-22Mortgage $2,183,524 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to SIGNATURE AVENUE EQUITIES,LLC $2,183,524
2017-01-05Mortgage $3,924,953 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $3,924,953
2017-01-05Agreement $7,000,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2017-01-05AL&R $7,000,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2016-12-23RPTT&RET $6,055,429 — from POMERANTZ, MATTHEW to SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC $6,055,429
2016-08-05Agreement $3,116,601 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $3,116,601
2006-06-09AL&R $4,100,000 — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY to SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC $4,100,000
2006-06-09Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $1,000,000
2006-06-09Agreement $4,100,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $4,100,000
2005-06-17AL&R $3,100,000 — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY to SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC $3,100,000
2005-06-17Agreement $3,100,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $3,100,000
2005-06-17Mortgage $420,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY $420,000
2002-08-15Mortgage $2,680,000 — from SIXTH AVENUE EQUITIES, LLC to ROTH, HERBERT ESTATEOF; GREEN, ROSE ELLEN ASEXECUTRIX $2,680,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170036110
2018311027
201911110114
2020012003
2021002002
2022001629
2023401016
2024001618
2025007209
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 29Ownership & money 49Health & systems 13

Every one of the 173 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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