# 15 Catherine Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built 2015 · Block 280, Lot 51.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1002800051/15-catherine-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Jan 26, 2022, estimated cost $2.8M, 7 stories, described as “Filing herewith for 7 story New Building for F-2 commercial kitchens as per plans”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing temporary construction fence in conjunction with NB app 121234805”
- Alteration, filed Jun 15, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site from construction operations as per application #M00616599”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 10, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 3, 2021, estimated cost $480K, described as “Filing for extent, sequence, means and methods for the proposed demolition of existing 5-story building (keeping foundations) . All associated temporary equipment applications by others. Filing under Alt 2 Non-Directive per Commissioner…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $368,100
- 2026–27 tax: $33,693
- Market value (city estimate): $818,000
- Taxable value: $310,594
- Assessed land: $214,200
- Assessed improvements: $153,900

## Zoning

C6-1G: floor area ratio 6.74 built, above the 6.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 30, 2025: $3,500,000
- May 6, 2021: $5,200,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

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