# 185 Grand Street, Manhattan

Condominium · 20 units · built 2021 · Block 236, Lot 7504.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1002367504/185-grand-street

More construction in Chinatown: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/chinatown.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2025, estimated cost $7K, described as “Interior renovation of first floor retail & associated space.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $650, described as “Illuminated non-advertising multi-face projecting accessory sign - little italy NYC. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Illuminated non-advertising accessory wall sign - red sauce studio. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Illuminated non-advertising accessory wall sign - the italian american emporium. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2023, estimated cost $16K, described as “Interior renovation of first floor & associated cellar space”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2023, estimated cost $32K, described as “Interior renovation of first floor retail”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2023, estimated cost $69K, described as “Interior renovation of first floor retail & associated cellar space”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2023, estimated cost $212K, described as “Interior renovation of first floor retail & ASSOCIATED SPACE”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler work as per plans filed, in conjunction with M00569184-I1, no change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2021, estimated cost $296K, described as “Build out of tenant space on the sub-cellar, cellar, first floor and second floor. Application for a tenant fit out in conjuction with NB filing job #121203893”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. Shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code, no change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed live load will be 300 psf shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code, no change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of construction fence in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2018, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk bridge approx. 158' linear feet for pedestrian safety & scaffold for worker access during construction. Sidewalk bridge & scaffold shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. No…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $5,021,101
- 2026–27 tax: $434,087
- Market value (city estimate): $11,158,000
- Taxable value: $4,708,600
- Assessed land: $1,272,601
- Assessed improvements: $3,748,500
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 22

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (museum), with no end date, about $13,795 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

C6-2G: floor area ratio 5.69 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 24, 2026: $2,350,000, Apt 5D
- Oct 30, 2025: $10,423, Apt 3B
- Aug 14, 2024: $1,200,000, Apt 5C
- Jun 12, 2023: $2,495,000, Apt 6D
- May 1, 2023: $1,326,225, Apt 2C
- Dec 13, 2022: $2,500,000, Unit MUS
- Sep 21, 2022: $5,381,706, Unit RET
- Aug 4, 2022: $1,442,350, Apt 4A
- Aug 4, 2022: $1,462,955, Apt 5A
- Aug 4, 2022: $1,483,560, Apt 6A

The 10 most recent of 25 open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[The Grand Mulberry Nears Completion at 185 Grand Street in Little Italy, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/07/the-grand-mulberry-nears-completion-at-185-grand-street-in-little-italy-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 17, 2021.

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