# 240 West 15th Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 35 units · built c. 1928 · Block 764, Lot 61.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007640061/240-west-15-street

More construction in Chelsea: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/chelsea.md

Every lot on block 764: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/764.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2025, estimated cost $87K, described as “Interior renovation of apts 33 & 34. Partition changes to non-load-bearing walls as per plans. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2025, estimated cost $170K, described as “Interior renovation of retail space. Partition changes tonon-load-bearing walls as per plans. No change in use,occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2025, estimated cost $142K, described as “Interior renovation of APTS5, 15, 20. Partition changes to non-load-bearing walls as per plans. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2025, estimated cost $43K, described as “Interior renovation of lobby and hallways as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2018, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed & pipe scaffold . Sidewalk shed live load 300 psf. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,549,150
- 2026–27 tax: $416,423
- Market value (city estimate): $7,887,000
- Taxable value: $3,347,720
- Assessed land: $477,000
- Assessed improvements: $3,072,150

## Zoning

R8B: floor area ratio 4.57 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Sep 19, 2024: $17,000,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## 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