1,224 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 286 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 198 DOB permits, 128 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · Non (4) · New Tree Request (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Sign (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).
$5,749,188 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (64 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 498 WEST END AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JIM KAUFMAN |
| Managing agent | ORSID NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $190,341 | $85,653 |
| 2026 | $410,976 | $184,939 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $4,035,720 a year ($47.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,699,295 ($20.11 per sq ft), net operating income $2,336,425. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | 86 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 84 St — M104 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 84 St & Broadway · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology. 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.
498 West End Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 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.
Managed by ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 243 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Agreement $2,374,000 — from TOPKINS, KERI; TOPKINS, ANDREW to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,374,000 | |
| 2026-04-16 | Mortgage $24,000 — from TOPKINS, ANDREW; TOPKINS, KERI to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $24,000 | |
| 2026-03-20 | Deed $8,995,000 — from STEVEN GELON, AS TRUSTEE; 498 WEA 9A TRUST U/I/D MAY 3, 2016 to HARRINGTON, CHRISTOPHER JOHN; HARRINGTON, KATHERINE KERN | $8,995,000 | |
| 2026-03-05 | Sold for $8,995,000 | $8,995,000 | $264,559 |
| 2025-01-21 | Agreement $2,350,000 — from TOPKINS, KERI; TOPKINS, ANDREW to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,350,000 | |
| 2025-01-09 | Mortgage $2,500 — from TOPKINS, KERI; TOPKINS, ANDREW to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,500 | |
| 2022-12-29 | Deed $3,800,000 — from 498 WEST END AVENUE LLC to RODNEY O. MARTIN, JR. 2006 IRREVOCABLE T; PANDOTREE TRUST COMPANY LLC, AS TRUSTEE | $3,800,000 | |
| 2022-12-15 | Sold for $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $111,765 |
| 2022-06-23 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from STEVEN GELON, TRUSTEE; 498 WEA 9A TRUST U/I/D MAY 3, 2016 to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-06 | Mortgage $8,212,750 — from SW1A LLC to UBS BANK USA | $8,212,750 | |
| 2022-04-05 | Deed $7,750,000 — from ROSENBAUM, KAREN; ROSENBAUM, MARK to MOFFITT, ALBERT | $7,750,000 | |
| 2022-04-05 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from MOFFITT, ALBERT to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2022-03-16 | Deed $12,897,176 — from 498 WEST END AVENUE LLC to SW1A LLC | $12,897,176 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Sold for $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $227,941 |
| 2022-03-04 | RPTT&RET $3,105,078 — from 498 WEST END AVENUE LLC to BYM CORPORATION A/KA BYM 498 WE REALTY | $3,105,078 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 124 |
| 2018 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 121 |
| 2019 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 69 |
| 2020 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 68 |
| 2021 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 6 | 174 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 79 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
Every one of the 1,224 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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