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485 PARK AVENUE

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485 PARK AVENUE

485 PARK AVENUE · Midtown East

Year builtBuilt 1922
Residences≈ 23
Floors14
Building typeCooperative

A 14-story cooperative built in 1922, with approximately 23 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations7
Record areas covered20

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970088F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 88,547 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 88547 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade C

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade C for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

59 St (4 5 6 N R W) is about 510 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 400

Offering plan metadata on file

NY Attorney General

1 offering plan on file (0 document rows). Digital PDFs may be metadata-only or FOIL-possible.

NY AG offering plan records · AG offering plan database

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

Building Intelligence Report

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCooperative
Built1922
Floors14
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 23
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1013130001
BIN1037163
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodMidtown East
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

First Republic Bank (legacy)Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Feb 2024

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.1

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers0
Mortgage records7
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building150
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales11
Exemptions0
Abatements11
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

NY Attorney General

Offering plans1
Document rows0
Available online0
Metadata only0
Amendments0
Principals on file1
Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.C
ENERGY STAR score95

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.35.1
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.55.7
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.257.5
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.88,547
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal257.5
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC5-3
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtMiD
Zoning map8c
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area6,787 sq ft
Built floor area ratio12.18
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category3
Building classD4
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970088F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block9
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft0
Within 500 ft1
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.429 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

59 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 N R W · 510 ft
Lexington Av/63 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines M Q · 1,327 ft
5 Av/59 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines N R W · 1,348 ft
5 Av/53 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines E F · 1,690 ft
Lexington Av/53 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 E F · 1,739 ft

Bus

E 59 ST/PARK AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes Q32 QM2 QM20
E 57 ST / LEXINGTON AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 BM5 M31 M57
LEXINGTON AV/E 59 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M101 M102 M103
E 59 ST/LEXINGTON AV~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes Q32 QM2 QM20

Citi Bike

E 58 St & Madison AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 66 docks (published)
E 56 St & Madison AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 33 docks (published)
E 58 St & 3 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 49 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Katagiri Japanese Grocery~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,281 ft

Pharmacy

Gallery Drug~2 min walk (approx.) · 565 ft
Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 773 ft
Duane Reade~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,085 ft

Park

Park Avenue Malls~1 min walk (approx.) · 138 ft
Grand Army Plaza~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,234 ft

Parking

Centerpark East 58th Street Parking Garage~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,247 ft

Ev Charging

ABM Parking 750 Lexington Ave LLC - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 474 ft
Icon Parking 150 E 58th Street - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 532 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,329 ft
Veterinary Emergency Group~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,088 ft

Shipping

FedEx~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,184 ft

Clinic

Alpha Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC~2 min walk (approx.) · 428 ft
HSS - Midtown~2 min walk (approx.) · 645 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

Art and Design High School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,318 ft
P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,318 ft
East Side Elementary School, PS 267~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,738 ft

Daycare

CHILDREN'S ALL DAY SCHOOL~2 min walk (approx.) · 469 ft
CHILDREN'S ALL DAY SCHOOL~2 min walk (approx.) · 472 ft
CHRIST CHURCH, METHODIST EPISCOPAL, OF NEW YORK CITY~2 min walk (approx.) · 606 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.1978
STREET CONDITION499
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL332
NOISE RESIDENTIAL248
SANITATION AREA200
HEAT HOT WATER190