# 169 Cherry Street, Manhattan

Stadium · built 1950 · Block 249, Lot 78.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1002490078/169-cherry-street

More construction in Lower East Side: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/lower-east-side.md

## Building permits

- New Building, filed Feb 21, 2025, 1 story, described as “New athletic field house and bleachers, athletic filed for Murry Bergtraum HS”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2026, estimated cost $460K, described as “Builder's Pavement Plan for Murry Bergtraum Athletic field house related to NB# M01184663”
- No Work, filed May 13, 2026
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2025, estimated cost $200K, described as “Sub-slab depressurization system and gas vapor barrier for new athletic field house at Murry Bergtraum HS”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2025, estimated cost $39K, described as “Install 700 lf of construction fence to enclose site”
- Demolition, filed Jan 21, 2025, estimated cost $694K, described as “Full demolition of one story field house and bleachers of Murry Bergtraum HS”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,687,500
- Market value (city estimate): $3,750,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $1,209,600
- Assessed improvements: $477,900

## Zoning

M1-4: floor area ratio 0.13 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 ft (NAVD88).

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