459 Washington Street, Manhattan
Condominium · 12 units · built c. 1920 · Block 595, Lot 7503.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 19, 2025, estimated cost $400K, described as “Application filed for the interior renovation of apartment 7S. There is no change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 5, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary betamax hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary light duty pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 3, 2023, estimated cost $226K, described as “Application filed for the interior renovation of apartment 2S as per plans herewithin. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install new steel lintels for new window openings in existing exterior masonry wall at existing apartment 6N on floor 006. Structural work. There is to be no change of use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2021, estimated cost $28K, described as “Replacement of the aged split residential AC unit with efficient new unit in apt 6N on 6th floor of existing Residential building. No change in egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2021, estimated cost $53K, described as “Interior renovation of existing apartment 6N on floor 006 in existing residential building. Architectural work. There is to be no change of use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2021, estimated cost $14K, described as “Installation and modification of plumbing fixtures at existing apartment 6N on floor 006. Plumbing work. There is to be no change of use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2020, estimated cost $15K, described as “Modification of sprinkler heads with pipes. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2020, estimated cost $63K, described as “Minor alterations to Apartment #6S as per plans submitted herewith, and pursuant/subsequent to OT application #140881035. Plumbing work only under this application. No change in use, egress, or occupancy proposed under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 27, 2020, estimated cost $80K, described as “Minor alterations to Apartment #6S as per plans submitted herewith, and pursuant/subsequent to OT application #140881035. Mechanical work only under this application. No change in use, egress, or occupancy proposed under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2020, estimated cost $16K, described as “Minor alterations to Apartment #6S as per plans submitted herewith, and pursuant/subsequent to OT application #140881035. Sprinkler work only under this application. No change in use, egress, or occupancy proposed under this application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $5,735,700
- 2026–27 tax
- $572,907
- Market value (city estimate)
- $12,745,999
- Taxable value
- $5,161,209
- Assessed land
- $449,999
- Assessed improvements
- $5,285,701
- Condo units with their own tax lots
- 13
Tax breaks
- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $57,205 credit this tax year.
Zoning
C6-2A: floor area ratio 5.09 built, 6.02 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).
Recent sales
- Jun 27, 2025: $4,550,000, Apt 7S
- Jul 28, 2023: $3,500,000, Apt 2S
- Jan 4, 2022: $4,200,000, Apt 4S
- Jan 6, 2021: $3,200,000, Unit COM
- May 28, 2019: $3,460,000, Apt 6S
- Jul 23, 2018: $3,625,000, Apt 2S
- Jul 11, 2018: $3,700,000, Apt 6N
- Mar 8, 2017: $3,625,000, Apt 5S
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- KANAMAR BUILDING (City Planning P1987M1006): Completed. 87-272M: CONVERSION OF 3RD THRU 7TH FLOOR OF EXISTING VACANT LOFT INTO JOINT LIVING WORK QUARTERS.
- 459 WASHINGTON ST (City Planning P1999M0167): Completed, decided Jan 29, 1999. CERT TO ALLOW THE CONVERSION OF THE 2ND FLOOR TO RESIDENTIAL*USE WITHIN AREA B2 OF THE SPECIAL TRIBECA MIXED USE DIST
- 459-463 WASHINGTON ST (City Planning P1996M0079): Completed, decided Dec 12, 1995. EXTENSION OF THE SPECIAL PERMIT PURSUANT TO ZR11-43
- 459-463 WASHINGTON ST (City Planning P1995M0105): Completed, decided Mar 15, 1995. RENEWAL OF A SPECIAL PERMIT PURSUANT TO CPC RULE 1-06 FOR*JOINT LIVING-WORK QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS IN LOFT DWELLINGS*WITHIN THE LMM DIST
- 459-463 WASHINGTON ST IN TRIBECA DIST (City Planning P1984M0229): Completed, decided Jul 10, 1985. SPEC PERMIT (ZR74-782) TO CONVERT FLRS 2-7 IN A 7-STORY BLDG*INTO JOINT LIVING/WORKING QUARTERS FOR ARTISTS