# 216 West 23rd Street, Manhattan

Hotel · built c. 1885 · Block 772, Lot 64.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007720064/216-west-23-street

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

Every lot on block 772: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/772.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2026, estimated cost $256K, described as “Interior renovation for apartment 903 & 920/916/924. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2022, estimated cost $205K, described as “Plumbing work for spa space as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2022, estimated cost $150K, described as “Mechanical work for spa space as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 6, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Mechanical work on a existing building as per plan, no change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2021, estimated cost $100K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 10, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 10, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 13, 2021, estimated cost $205K, described as “Minor restoration of the existing facade. No change in use, egress, occupancy or bulk.”
- No Work, filed Mar 11, 2021
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “FILED HEREWITH AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE B to show 4 cooking not 6 and Riser from Cellar to First not ground. No change to plans. No change in use, egress, occupancy or bulk under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $26,189,550
- 2026–27 tax: $1,755,072
- Market value (city estimate): $58,199,000
- Taxable value: $16,178,760
- Assessed land: $5,985,000
- Assessed improvements: $20,204,550

## Zoning

C2-7A: floor area ratio 9.88 built, above the 7.52 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 28, 2016: $92,007,576

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Hotel Chelsea (Individual Landmark). 50 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

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