53 Downing Street, Manhattan
Single family · built c. 1857 · Block 528, Lot 84.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jun 29, 2025, estimated cost $40K, described as “Partition work in conjunction with elevator replacement scope. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,628,640
- 2026–27 tax
- $265,728
- Market value (city estimate)
- $27,144,000
- Taxable value
- $1,339,151
- Assessed land
- $107,820
- Assessed improvements
- $1,520,820
Zoning
R6: floor area ratio 4.05 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 24, 2022: $15,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Landmarks
Part of Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II (Historic District). 6 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.
Board and land use applications
- 53 Downing Street authorization (City Planning P2015M0289): Completed, decided Sep 20, 2017. Authorization pursuant to ZR Section 13-442 to allow one accessory off-street parking space in a single family home in R6 zoning district