497 West Street, Manhattan
Apartment building · 15 units · built 2025 · Block 641, Lot 5.
Building permits
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Sep 2, 2021, 14 units, 11 stories, described as “Project Accepted to Development Per Consultation meeting on 5/21 with Commissioner Pavan. Application filed for construction of 11 Story New building.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work only”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 18, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding and manual chain fall hoist as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Use of telehandler equipment as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB M00587493-I1”
- Alteration, filed Oct 20, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application for the installation and use of mobile equipment as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2025, described as “Suspended Scaffold for Facade Restoration as shown on plans”
- Alteration, filed Aug 15, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of two loading platforms on each floor, from the 2nd floor to the 11th floor.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing to install sleeves in new concrete shear walls as superstructure moves floor by floor. Also filed to installed threaded rods through sleeves with new wood spacers on the end for floors 4 through 7”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2024, estimated cost $200K, described as “Parking for automated parking facility”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014. Construction fence to be partially…”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,076,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $102,693
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,392,000
- Taxable value
- $825,570
- Assessed land
- $1,076,400
Zoning
C1-7A: floor area ratio 7.09 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).
In the news
Façade Installation Underway on 140 Jane Street in West Village, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Oct 17, 2025.