81 Charles Street, Manhattan
Apartment building · 7 units · built c. 1866 · Block 621, Lot 76.
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Building permits
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of betamax scaffold system in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 26, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of scaffold for worker access during construction. Scaffold shall comply with nycc 2022 chapter 33 . No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 26, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of roof protection & roof over head protection during construction. Roof protection & roof over head protection shall comply with nycc 2022 chapter 33 . No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 26, 2023, estimated cost $11K, described as “Filing temporary loop application for a single family home. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 8, 2023, estimated cost $200K, described as “The means and methods /demo sequence) for the partial demolition of an existing residential building.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $75K, described as “Install sprinkler system throughout existing townhouse. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $490K, described as “Plumbing work related to renovation and enlargement of two existing townhouse. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $410K, described as “HVAC work related to the renovation and enlargement of two existing townhouses. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 2, 2022, estimated cost $500K, described as “Underpinning proposed for a single family home. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 1, 2022, estimated cost $500K, described as “Support of excavation related to renovation and enlargement of existing townhouse. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $31.8M, 1 unit in all, 5 stories, described as “Combine two existing multiple dwellings and convert to one family dwelling. Renovation and enlargement throughout, Obtain new C of O.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,052,450
- 2026–27 tax
- $60,751
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,561,000
- Taxable value
- $488,393
- Assessed land
- $239,850
- Assessed improvements
- $1,812,600
Zoning
C1-6 (part of the lot is R6): floor area ratio 2.12 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.
Recent sales
- Dec 16, 2021: $10,150,000
- Dec 14, 2021: $6,019,300
- Jan 4, 2021: $3,950,000
- Dec 14, 2016: $9,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Landmarks
Part of Greenwich Village Historic District (Historic District). 18 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.