27 Cliff Street, Manhattan
Commercial · built 1948 · Block 76, Lot 7.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2023, estimated cost $2.1M, described as “Filing general construction work and obtain new C of O to change occupancy class B for business use on 2nd to 5th floor and stair replacement work from cellar to 5th floor as per plan filed herewith. No change to use and egress.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $550K, described as “Filing modification of mechanical work for existing commercial space as per plan filed herewith. No change to use, egress, and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $50K, described as “Sprinkler work as shown on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $60K, described as “Filing structural repair work in existing commercial space as per plan filed herewith. No change in use, egress, and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $238K, described as “Plumbing work for tenant fit out as shown on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 5, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of illegal partitions as per ecb violation # 35096534L. No change of use, egress, or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Apr 5, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of illegal plumbing fixtures as per violation# 35096534L”
- Alteration, filed Mar 24, 2020, estimated cost $133K, described as “Installation of Sprinkler system. No change of use, egress or occupancy under this application. Work related to application#123194676. See comment#24”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of construction wood fence. All work related to job#123194676.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $4,076,100
- 2026–27 tax
- $199,159
- Market value (city estimate)
- $9,058,000
- Taxable value
- $3,739,098
- Assessed land
- $371,700
- Assessed improvements
- $3,704,400
Tax breaks
- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2035, a $206,458 credit this tax year.
Zoning
C6-4: floor area ratio 4.56 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Aug 24, 2017: $12,500,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- NYPD Office Space 27 Cliff Street (City Planning 2022M0199): Completed, filed Jan 5, 2022, decided Feb 24, 2022. A PX - 195 office space action to facilitate the acquisition of new office space for NYPD's World Trade Center Command at 27 Cliff Street (office space) and 80 John Street (Accessory Parking Spaces) is being sought by DCAS in Lower…
- LM Plaza Applicability Text Amendment (City Planning P2017M0129): Completed, decided Jul 26, 2017. Zoning text amendment to Section 91-24 affecting the applicability of the public plaza bonus for sites within 50' of designated streets in C6-4 districts within the Special Lower Manhattan District.
In the news
NYPD Opens New World Trade Center Command Facility At 27 Cliff Street In Financial District, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Apr 5, 2025.