# 221 West 29th Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 95 units · built 2014 · Block 779, Lot 27.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007790027/221-west-29-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 29, 2026, described as “IRA to assist with Condition Assessment”
- Alteration, filed Dec 7, 2017, estimated cost $450, described as “Non illuminated non advertising accessory sign - inside property line. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 7, 2017, estimated cost $200, described as “Non illuminated non advertising double face projecting accessory sign. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $11,891,700
- 2026–27 tax: $95,382
- Market value (city estimate): $26,426,000
- Taxable value: $766,800
- Assessed land: $792,900
- Assessed improvements: $11,098,800

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2053, about $1,383,826 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M1-9A/R12: floor area ratio 14.71 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…
- W. 29th Street Parking and Text (City Planning P2014M0179): Completed, decided Dec 28, 2016. Special permit (Sections 13-45 and 13-451), zoning text amendment (creating new Section 42-486), and authorization (new Section 42-486) to allow an attended parking facility with 45 spaces and a reduction in the required retail frontage…

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Waitlist Launches for 221 West 29th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/01/housing-lottery-waitlist-launches-for-221-west-29th-street-in-chelsea-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 13, 2024.

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