What the listing does not show
505 West 183rd Street
Manhattan, NY 10033Walk-up apartment buildingHigh risk
Listed at $1,800,000. The listing does not mention what city records show: 335 open housing violations, 74 of them immediately hazardous. A buyer can put that on the table before contract. A seller should expect the question.
- Asking
- $1,800,000
- Beds
- 60 beds
- Baths
- 30 baths
- Size
- 21,744 ft²
- Building
- Walk-up apartment building
- Built
- 1913
- Open housing violations
- 335
- Immediately hazardous
- 74
- Open building violations
- 0
- Unresolved penalties
- 0
01 / Findings
What to ask about
City records a buyer can raise and a seller should be ready to explain. A reading of open filings, not a forecast.
- 0174 open Class C (immediately hazardous) housing violations a buyer can raise, and a seller should be ready to explain.
- 02Checked: no open Buildings Department violations.
- 03Checked: no unresolved penalties on file.
- 04The required housing registration expired more than a year ago.
02 / Building
The building
Department of Finance class C1: Walk-up apartments.
- Type
- Walk-up apartment building
- Year built
- 1913Alterations: 1989
- Floors
- 5
- Units
- 3030 residential
- Building area
- 21,744 ft²
- Residential / commercial
- 21,744 / 0 ft²
- Lot
- 6,368 ft²85 × 74.92 ft
- Assessed value
- $803,250Tax assessment, not market value
- Assessed land
- $51,750
- Tax exemption
- None
03 / Zoning
What the lot allows
Zoned R7-2. Floor area ratio is how much building the lot can legally hold. Listings rarely spell this out.
Unused residential floor area
191ft²
Built at 99% of allowed
Zoning would still allow this much more housing on the lot.
- Commercial FAR allowed
- 0.00
- Community facility FAR
- 6.50
- Affordable housing bonus FAR
- 5.01
- Zoning district
- R7-2
04 / Checked
What was checked
A zero means the file exists and is clear. A dash means the city has no file for this address, which is not the same thing.
Housing (HPD)
335
open violations
74 immediately hazardous, 209 hazardous, 49 non-hazardous, 3 informational.
Registration expired, ended Sep 1, 2023. Owner state NY.
Buildings (DOB)
0
open violations
No open building violations on file.
Permits, unsafe structures, boilers, elevators, facades.
Penalties (ECB)
0
unresolved
No unresolved penalties on file.
05 / Full report
Not on the listing
How many documents and sales the city has on file for this building.
11 recorded documents · 0 sales of $10,000 or more · Last sale none · Last mortgage none
06 / FAQ
Questions
How many open violations does 505 West 183rd Street have?
As of Oct 6, 2026, the building at 505 West 183rd Street has 335 open HPD violations (74 Class C, 209 Class B, 49 Class A, 3 Class I), 0 open DOB violations, 0 unresolved ECB penalties. These are building records, so they apply to this listing.
What is the zoning of 505 West 183rd Street?
The lot is zoned R7-2. The building is built at a floor area ratio of 3.41 against 3.44 allowed for residential use, leaving about 191 ft² of unused residential floor area.
Is this property in a flood zone?
No. The lot is not inside a FEMA 100-year flood zone on the 2007 or 2015 maps.
Where does this data come from?
Records are combined from NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR); NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations); NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties); NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions); Active for-sale listings. PLUTO version 26v2.
Sources
NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR) · NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations) · NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties) · NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions) · Active for-sale listings
PLUTO 26v2, refreshed Oct 6, 2026. Written for people buying or selling this property. Not legal, tax, or appraisal advice. Confirm the details with the city before you offer or list.