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490 West 187th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02149-0097

Built
1938
Floors
6
Residential units
58
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R7-2
Lot area
15,840 sq ft
Floor area
61,150 sq ft

En español: 8 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 14 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 36 años abierta, desde el 10 de mayo de 1990.

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  1. 8

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    21 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 6

    Class B, hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 8 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations: 13 by the original certify-by date, 8 after it. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 14 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was September 9, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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8 open Class C and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed May 10, 1990.

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OATH/ECB summonses
8 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $3,362 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on June 30, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • January 5, 2026, FDNY: General maintenance. In violation, $1,325 penalty imposed.
  • July 22, 2025, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation.
  • July 12, 2025, FDNY: General maintenance. In violation.

The newest 3 of 8 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 8, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

Housing court
11 housing court cases here since 2005.
DOB facade
Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed October 10, 2025 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2007, SWARMP in 2012, and Safe in 2018 and 2021. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued October 5, 2026.
  • Plumbing, issued October 5, 2026, in effect until February 8, 2027.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued September 9, 2026, in effect until February 1, 2027.
  • Mechanical Systems, issued July 10, 2026, in effect until June 30, 2027.

The newest 3 of 4 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 4, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 37 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected March 25, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $1,079 in total. The most recent of the 3, a general construction order, was opened June 4, 2025.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C8 open
Lead PaintNo access to reinspect (first try)18156946490 REALTY LLC
Lead PaintNo access to reinspect (first try)18143053490 REALTY LLC
Lead PaintNo access to reinspect (first try)18143052490 REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)18137544490 REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)17663477
Fire SafetyNo access to reinspect (first try)16773148
Heat / Hot WaterNo access to reinspect (first try)16767053
Vermin / InfestationNo access to reinspect (first try)16690273
Class B6 open
Not complied with17138922
No access to reinspect (first try)16767054
No access to reinspect (first try)16690274
No access to reinspect (first try)16314713
No access to reinspect (first try)16314711
No access to reinspect (first try)16314710

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Questions about this building

Does 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan had 14 open violations on October 10, 2026: 14 from HPD. 8 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 36 years, since May 10, 1990.

Is 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 8 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 21 Class C violations: 13 by the original certify-by date, 8 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Has 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 11 housing court cases here since 2005. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 3 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $1,079 in total. The most recent of the 3, a general construction order, was opened June 4, 2025. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan?

Rated SWARMP in the latest facade report, filed October 10, 2025 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2007, SWARMP in 2012, and Safe in 2018 and 2021. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Plumbing work, was issued October 5, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 37 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On March 25, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1938 as the year 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 58 residential units at 490 West 187 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 490 West 187th St, Manhattan: 58 units, 8 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/490-west-187-street-manhattan

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