# 16 Cooper Square, Manhattan

School · built c. 1901 · Block 544, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1005440050/16-cooper-square

More construction in Greenwich Village: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/greenwich-village.md

Every lot on block 544: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/544.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2026, estimated cost $115K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade inspection/repair.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 10, 2026, estimated cost $500K, described as “Application filed for Facade Repair as per plans. Steel, cornice, windowsill, metal replacement, brick masonry, wood and terra cotta work as per plans. No change in Use, Occupancy or Egress under this Application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 16, 2026, estimated cost $650K, described as “Application filed for Chiller Replacement as per plans. New chiller water piping, new condenser water piping, new BMS motorized isolation valve and new disconnect switch. No change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2024, estimated cost $95K, described as “Application filed for partial 3rd floor interior renovations including: partitions, doors, ceilings and finishes as indicated on plans submitted herewith. No change in Use, Occupancy or Egress under this Application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 6, 2023
- No Work, filed Oct 31, 2023
- No Work, filed Oct 31, 2023
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2023, estimated cost $300K, described as “Filing herewith application for interior build out as per plans submitted.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2023, estimated cost $50K, described as “Filing herewith application for Sprinkler modifications on 7th floor.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 7, 2023, estimated cost $150K, described as “Filing herewith application for demolition on non-load bearing partitions.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary storefront enclosure as per plans during general construction work. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Temporary enclosure to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2022, estimated cost $150K, described as “Structural steel framing for proposed opening in existing masonry floor slab”
- Alteration, filed Sep 26, 2022, estimated cost $400K, described as “Plumbing fixtures, removal, relocation and new installation of fixtures as per plans. Sprinkler removal of existing heads, distribution piping, pre-action system. Relocation of supply piping at 2nd FL, new heads and distribution piping at…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2022, estimated cost $1.0M, described as “Application filed for change in U.G/OG. at 1st FL, establish public assembly spaces at 1st FL & associated construction as indicated on plans submitted herewith”
- Alteration, filed Aug 30, 2022, estimated cost $1.8M, described as “Mechanical modification, ductwork, piping, fan, air handling, unit heater, chiller, humidifier, pumps”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2021, estimated cost $300K, described as “Modifications to mechanical system”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2021, estimated cost $140K, described as “Modifications to plumbing and sprinkler system”
- Alteration, filed May 25, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary 144' high pipe scaffold originating (off roof) as per plan. No change in use egress or occupancy,pipe scaffold shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2014 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2021, estimated cost $600K, described as “PAA to change PSI and add new boiler serial # G-21-1356, G-21-1353 & G-21-1355. revised drawings submitted 4 existing boilers will be removed and replaced by 3 new boilers”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2021, estimated cost $200K, described as “Filed to revise the gas piping between the booster and new boilers, change pipe from 4" to 3" and the configuration of the new pipe in the boiler room has been changed to have two regulators instead of one”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2021, estimated cost $200K, described as “Piping work for boiler replacement”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2020, estimated cost $30K, described as “Installation of plywood fence enclosure as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2019, estimated cost $150K, described as “Installation of heavy-duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $15,704,100
- Market value (city estimate): $34,898,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $1,471,500
- Assessed improvements: $14,232,600

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (college or university), with no end date, about $1,703,581 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M1-6/R10 (part of the lot is M1-5/R9A): floor area ratio 6.76 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of NoHo Historic District (Historic District). 50 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## 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…

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