# 280 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 104 units · built 1963 · Block 774, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007740001/261-west-24-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed May 25, 2022, estimated cost $10.0M, 104 units, 12 stories, described as “Construct 12 story mixed use building as per plans filed”
- Alteration, filed Jan 29, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy. The plywood fence attached to the inside and outside columns.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “Temporary pipe scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 22, 2024, described as “Temporary suspended scaffold as per drawings during NB construction, filed sep. Suspended scaffold shall comply with ch 33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2024, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 30, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plywood fence to be installed as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and scaffold filed with New Building Application # M00696323 per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this…”
- Alteration, filed Mar 7, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect site during full demolition.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 26, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install sprinkler and standpipe systems as per plans filed in propsed new building. Application filed in conjunction with NB filed under M00696323. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 4, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Provide test caisson on site as per plans filed, application filed in conjunction with new building application M00696323. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $11,125,800
- 2026–27 tax: $242,373
- Market value (city estimate): $24,724,000
- Taxable value: $11,125,800
- Assessed land: $702,000
- Assessed improvements: $10,423,800

## Zoning

C6-2A (part of the lot is R8A): floor area ratio 9.80 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for The Andrea at 280 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/11/housing-lottery-launches-for-the-andrea-at-280-eighth-avenue-in-chelsea-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 15, 2025.

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