217 West 20th Street, Manhattan
Single family · built c. 1920 · Block 770, Lot 30.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Heavy duty sidewalk shed during bldg alteration, filed sep. Sidewalk shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per plan, no change in use, occupation or egress”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $952,800
- 2026–27 tax
- $86,018
- Market value (city estimate)
- $15,880,000
- Taxable value
- $433,494
- Assessed land
- $190,680
- Assessed improvements
- $762,120
Zoning
R8B: floor area ratio 3.90 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Nov 12, 2025: $11,600,000
- Sep 26, 2022: $6,501,010
- Sep 1, 2020: $6,000,000, 7,805 sq ft ($769 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Appeal (Board of Standards and Appeals 131-04-A): Appeal, Granted, filed Mar 12, 2004, decided Sep 14, 2004. Application pursuant to NYC Charter §§645(3)(e) and 666.6(a), to revoke Certificate of Occupancy No. 116501 on the basis that a lawfully non-conforming eating and drinking establishment (Use Group 6) in an R8 zoning district was…
- Appeal (Board of Standards and Appeals 32-99-A): Appeal, Withdrawn, filed Feb 12, 1999, decided Sep 21, 1999. An appeal from a Building Department's administrative determination dated January 14, 1999, regarding the issuance of a permit to convert subject premises into a Use Group 6 eating and drinking establishment in an R8 zoning district.
In the news
217 West 20th Street Nears Completion in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, May 8, 2023.