1,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 480 311 service requests, 192 HPD housing violations, 190 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,937 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Lead (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Lost Property (3).
$1,312,428 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (128) |
| 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) | 495 ESTATES |
| Head officer | JIM GOLDSTICK |
| Managing agent | METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,650,000 | $6,592,500 |
| 2026 | $15,065,000 | $6,779,250 |
| 2027 | $16,062,000 | $7,227,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 84 St — M104 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverside Dr & W 82 St · 550 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.
495 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 |
52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 178 buildings
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2018 | 3 | 16 | 254 | 0 | 3 | 276 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 108 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 116 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 88 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 59 |
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
Every one of the 1,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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