# 78 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1900 · Block 577, Lot 41.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1005770041/78-5-avenue

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

Every lot on block 577: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/577.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 18, 2026, estimated cost $23K, described as “Remove existing oil tank. Straight gas only. No change in means of egress use group or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2026, estimated cost $111K, described as “Interior fit-out new skin clinic. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2026, estimated cost $50K, described as “Installation of 8 Ton multizone HVAC system on 9th floor with associated condensers on the roof as per plans attached herewith. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2024, estimated cost $62K, described as “Installation of 8 Ton multizone HVAC system on 5th floor as per plans attached herewith. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 22, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of material hoist on top of pipe scaffold at 78 5TH avenue, manhattan as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 21, 2023, estimated cost $4K, described as “Removal of sprinkler heads and piping. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Renovate existing eating and drinking establishment at 1st floor with minor work to cellar and mezzanine indicated on drawings filed herewith No change in use egress occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2022, estimated cost $42K, described as “Plumbing work at cellar, 1st and Mezzanine indicated on drawings filed herewith No change in Use Egress or Occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Feb 11, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures in conjunction with Alt 1 application M00659347”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2022, estimated cost $79K, described as “Installation of non-bearing partitions to convert space on the 7th Floor from the dancing studio to medical office. Installation of HVAC Systems and Plumbing fixtures. Change CO to show Medical Office on the 7th Floor”
- Alteration, filed Nov 21, 2019, estimated cost $3K, 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 Nov 15, 2019, estimated cost $16K, described as “Hereby filing for the renovation of existing fifth floor plumbing fixtures. No change to use occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 11, 2019, estimated cost $3K, 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 Aug 13, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Repair of commercial kitchen exhaust system and relocation of existing kitchen exhaust fan.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $4,156,650
- 2026–27 tax: $398,182
- Market value (city estimate): $9,237,000
- Taxable value: $3,670,560
- Assessed land: $337,050
- Assessed improvements: $3,819,600

## Zoning

C6-4M: floor area ratio 9.97 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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