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495 West Street

525Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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525 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 209 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 102 DOB permits, 57 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1998
Floors11
Res. units9
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)495 WEST STREET CONDOMINIUM
BBL1006417502
BIN1085761

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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 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 0. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (12) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,471,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1998)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)495 WEST STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerCOLLEEN GROWE
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,481,780 $1,116,801
2026$0 $0
2027$1,754,412 $789,486

The city's market estimate has fallen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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 2015 (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 — A C E L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenwich St / Horatio St — M11 · 900 ft
Citi BikeBank St & Washington St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
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

495 West Street

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

20 311 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

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292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-04Deed $19,500,000 — from RIVER 495, LLC to MONOCHROMATIC LLC $19,500,000
2026-02-24Sold for $19,500,000 $19,500,000 $2,166,667
2025-09-02Deed $9,200,000 — from LR 3700 MANNHEIM-WEST 9TH LLC; LR 3700 MANNHEIM-PROSPECT LLC; LR 3700 MANNHEIM-ARENA LLC to SMOOTH REALTY WEST STREET, LLC $9,200,000
2025-08-26Sold for $9,200,000 $9,200,000 $1,022,222
2025-08-26Sold for $9,200,000 $9,200,000 $1,022,222
2025-05-16Deed $16,500,000 — from MARDEN, HELEN to RIVER 495, LLC $16,500,000
2025-05-16Mortgage $11,500,000 — from RIVER 495, LLC to HWP PHOTO, LLC $11,500,000
2025-05-16AL&R $11,500,000 — from RIVER 495, LLC to HWP PHOTO, LLC $11,500,000
2025-05-09Sold for $16,500,000 $16,500,000 $1,833,333
2025-03-11Deed $7,600,000 — from JOEL GREY, TRUSTEE; JOEL GREY FAMILY LIVING TRUST to BRING IT HUDSON LLC $7,600,000
2025-02-11Sold for $7,600,000 $7,600,000 $844,444
2024-10-29Deed $8,000,000 — from LEIBOVITZ, ANNIE to TSN WEST STREET LLC $8,000,000
2024-10-18Sold for $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $888,889
2023-09-06Deed $8,000,000 — from GLINSMAN, COLIN J to 495 WEST STREET UNIT 6 LLC $8,000,000
2023-08-29Sold for $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $888,889

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017122016
20183237116
20191214210
2020125008
20210085114
202230849262
2023101014227
202412045122
202581718034
202683115128
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The full timeline

Construction 155Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 222Health & systems 18

Every one of the 525 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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