493 West 22 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1007200001
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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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Encampment (1) · Lost Property (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$27,600 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,420,000
$1,089,000
2026
$2,578,000
$1,160,100
2027
$2,581,000
$1,161,450
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood
maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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
2014 (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
Subway
23 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 10 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
W 22 St & 10 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
12 311 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.
Ten-year activity
20100
16
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
1
8
2
16
2018
0
2
9
1
12
2019
0
4
8
1
13
2020
0
1
1
0
2
2021
0
2
7
0
9
2022
0
1
10
2
13
2023
0
10
4
1
15
2024
0
2
6
4
12
2025
0
2
3
5
10
2026
0
0
2
2
4
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2019-08-23ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: PUBLIC FACILITY SIGNAGE PER PC 403.4 NOTED: AT EMPIRE RESTAURANT LOCATED $500
2019-04-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2017-08-15311: Water System — Other Water Problem (Use Comments) (WZZ)
2017-07-25311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-07-13311: Adopt-A-Basket — Adopt-A-Basket
2017-06-21311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-03-30Job filed: INSTALLING 9 SPRINKLER HEADS ON FIRST FLOOR. RELOCATING 4 HEADS AT CELLAR AND INSTALLING 1 AS NEW. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS AP$11,300
2017-03-30Job filed: INSTALLING 9 SPRINKLER HEADS ON FIRST FLOOR. RELOCATING 4 HEADS AT CELLAR AND INSTALLING 1 AS NEW. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS AP$11,300
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-02-07Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#120507754, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FIRE$5,000
2017-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-03311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2016-10-25311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2014-06-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-07Job filed: RELOCATE AND INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER HEADS ON EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$5,900
2014-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-12-29311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-10-15311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-13311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-10-13DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-06Job filed: PA
2013-08-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2013-06-26Job filed: INSTALL NEW BATHROOM, WALK IN BOXES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN CELLAR. INSTALL NEW COOKING EQUIPMENT AT FIRST FLOOR. MINOR RENOVATION WORK TO BE COMPLET$257,105
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-11-08311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012-04-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012-03-15311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2012-02-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-08-08Deed — from THE ARTHUR & MADELYN LEVINSON REVOCABLE ; SHOSHANA AMI LEVINSON, ADMINISTRATRIX; ESTATE OF to EMPIRE DINER OF NYC LLC
2011-06-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2011-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-08311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2011-05-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-20311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2010-06-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING STORAGE AND 1ST FLOOR AT EXISTING RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EG$17,000
2010-06-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH MINOR PARTITION & PLUMBING WORK AT CELLAR OF EXISTING STORAGE AND 1ST FLOOR AT EXISTING RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EG$17,000
2005-09-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUP ANCY.$3,000
2005-09-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUP ANCY.$3,000
2002
2002-09-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-09-06Job filed: Filing herewith an application for the installation of a sidewalk shed inconjunction with application 103217751 for masonary repairs. Sidewalk shed s
2002-07-23Job filed: NEW ROOF CAP SHEET REPLACE PORTIONS OF P ARAPETS COPINGS REPLACE WINDOWS NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$30,000
2002-07-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-27Job filed: AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2002-06-27Job filed: AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATION. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
1998
1998-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-10-29Deed — from LEVINSON, ARTHUR to LEVINSON, MADELYN TRTEE; LEVINSON, ARTHURTRTEE
1991-10-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1973
1973-04-17Deed — from LEVINSON, BESSIE DECD to LEVINSON, ARTHUR; LEVINSON, NORMAN; BROWN, LOIS L; LEVINSON, BERTRAM