# 253 West 16th Street, Manhattan

Co-op · 53 units · built c. 1930 · Block 766, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007660009/253-west-16-street

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

Every lot on block 766: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/766.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2026, described as “Rope access installation for facade access and inspections”
- Alteration, filed Jun 26, 2024, described as “Renewal of SR23-1007”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2021, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed and supported scaffold as shown on drawings. No change in use egress or occupancy. We shall comply with chapter 33 of 2014 b.c”
- Alteration, filed Oct 8, 2021, estimated cost $147K, described as “Facebrick replacement, lintel replacement, lintel maintenance, repointing and sill reconstruction. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $4,274,100
- 2026–27 tax: $412,501
- Market value (city estimate): $9,498,000
- Taxable value: $3,734,340
- Assessed land: $594,000
- Assessed improvements: $3,680,100

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $52,368 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R8B (part of the lot is C6-2A): floor area ratio 5.00 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 6, 2026: $985,000
- Jan 23, 2026: $905,000
- Oct 7, 2025: $590,000
- Jun 18, 2025: $460,000
- May 13, 2024: $835,000
- Apr 25, 2024: $525,000
- Jan 3, 2024: $789,000
- Apr 4, 2023: $1,415,000
- Oct 26, 2022: $940,000
- Mar 9, 2022: $1,600,000

The 10 most recent of 16 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