# 126 Lafayette Street, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 209, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1002090021/130-lafayette-street

More construction in SoHo: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/soho.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Oct 31, 2022, 99 units, 25 stories, described as “Filing to erect a 25 story mixed use building. Affordable housing. Consultation meeting accepted on 10/27/2022”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application filed for the interior fit-out of accessory residential amenity spaces on the cellar, ground, and 25th floors, in conjunction with New Building Application No. M08022114”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary easy scale platform as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a material hoist as per drawings. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bldg code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and construction fence as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary articulating boom crane as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection & over head protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 22, 2025, estimated cost $37K, described as “Installation of 7000 lb dual personnel hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application for the installation and use of construction fence as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2014 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction fence, to protect site during full demolition”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2022, estimated cost $80K, described as “Interior demolition of non-bearing partitions and finishes as per plans in conjunction with demolition JOB#123908049. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2020, estimated cost $10K, described as “Non illuminated advertising rooftop face sign (20' x 20') design for changeable copy. All as per plans file herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2020, estimated cost $50K, described as “Structural design for roof top advertising sign filed under dobnow #M00388383 . All as per plans filed herewith”
- Alteration, filed Sep 5, 2018, estimated cost $3K, described as “Illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Sep 5, 2018, estimated cost $3K, described as “Illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change to use, egress or occupancy”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $516,600
- 2026–27 tax: $39,717
- Market value (city estimate): $1,148,000
- Taxable value: $366,120
- Assessed land: $516,600

## Zoning

M1-5/R10: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

## Board and land use applications

- SoHo/NoHo (City Planning 2018M0375): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, decided Aug 25, 2022. SoHo/NoHo Neighborhood Plan seeks to strengthen SoHo and NoHo as mixed-use neighborhoods and promote equity. The proposal will expand housing opportunities for New Yorkers, reduce burdens for residents and businesses, and support continued…

## In the news

[The Marq Tops Out At 126 Lafayette Street In Soho, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/09/the-marq-tops-out-at-126-lafayette-street-in-soho-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 9, 2026.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology