# 228 West 29th Street, Manhattan

House of worship · built c. 1920 · Block 778, Lot 55.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007780055/228-west-29-street

More construction in Garment District: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/garment-district.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Oct 27, 2026, 99 units, 28 stories, described as “New mixed use 28-story building consisting of 99 residential dwelling units, withretail space on the ground floor”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2020, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install wall structure for advertising sign filed under separate application # M00254472-I1.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,106,550
- Market value (city estimate): $2,459,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $634,500
- Assessed improvements: $472,050

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $120,039 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M1-8A/R12: floor area ratio 1.20 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan (MSMX) (City Planning 2024M0142): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Jan 16, 2025, decided Aug 14, 2025. The Department of City Planning is seeking a Zoning Map amendment from M1-6 and M1-6D to M1-9A/R12, M1-8A/R12, and M1-8A/R11 and a Zoning Text amendment to facilitate the development of housing and support critical economic activity across…

## In the news

[Renderings Revealed For 228 West 29th Street In Chelsea, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/10/renderings-revealed-for-228-west-29th-street-in-west-chelsea-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 30, 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