# 246 West 18th Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 39 units · built c. 1915 · Block 767, Lot 67.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007670067/246-west-18-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Dec 5, 2024, 21 units, 11 stories, described as “11 story, 21 dwellings new building”
- Alteration, filed May 26, 2026, described as “Suspended scaffold outrigger system for material hoist for restoration work.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Placement and use of knuckleboom on sidewalk and roadway for hoisting materials for new building conjunction with M01135836-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jan 29, 2026, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of a temporary needle beam per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 23, 2026, estimated cost $23K, described as “Installation of a temporary roof protection and overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 8, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Equipment use: single 7000# capacity personnel hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted sep.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 27, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 27, 2025, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of a temporary SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD & SITE SPECIFICENGINEERED ENCLOSURE and plywood enclosure per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 25, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Temporary 8' construction fence in conjunction with demolition and new building applications.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 23, 2025, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 23, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2025, described as “Suspended scaffold installation and material hoist for facade repairs and inspections”
- Demolition, filed Mar 31, 2025, estimated cost $80K, described as “Full demolition of a 5 story & a cellar building using hand held and mech means”
- Demolition, filed Feb 4, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Hand demolition of a 5 story structure (basement + 4 story)”
- Alteration, filed Dec 13, 2023, estimated cost $25K, described as “Proposed repairs of existing building, resurface floor, all as shown on drawings herewith attached.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed new building, all as shown on drawings herewith submitted.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,337,300
- 2026–27 tax: $290,737
- Market value (city estimate): $5,194,000
- Taxable value: $2,337,300
- Assessed land: $216,450
- Assessed improvements: $2,120,850

## Zoning

C6-2A: floor area ratio 3.34 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 5, 2024: $10,500,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[246 West 18th Street Rises in Chelsea, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/02/246-west-18th-street-rises-in-chelsea-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 4, 2026.

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