# 234 West 39th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1921 · Block 788, Lot 66.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007880066/234-west-39-street

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

Every lot on block 788: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/788.md

## Building permits

- No Work, filed Sep 3, 2026, described as “For New York Fashion week, filing Temporary Place of Assembly plan on 6th floor with an occupancy of 250 people. Event is from 9/11-9/13 2026, hours 2:00pm to 8:00pm.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2025, estimated cost $600K, described as “General Construction Modification as per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Plumbing modifications taking place on 3rd and 4th floors as per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2025, estimated cost $150K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place on 3rd and 4th floors as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Sprinkler modification to 3rd and 4th floors as per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, estimated cost $31K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place in the lobby as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Sprinkler modification to lobby as per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 19, 2024, estimated cost $420K, described as “Roof replacement. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Sprinkler modification to lobby as per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2024, estimated cost $31K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place on tin the lobby as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 31, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of new canopy storm drain gutter & associated storm piping. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 23, 2024, estimated cost $51K, described as “General Construction Modification to lobby floor per plans filed herewith. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2024, estimated cost $700K, described as “General Construction for facade restoration. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 18, 2024, described as “Facade Work”
- Alteration, filed Apr 13, 2023, estimated cost $90K, described as “Modification of 4th and 10th per plans filed herewith”
- Alteration, filed Apr 3, 2023, estimated cost $300K, described as “Modification of 4th and 10th floors per plans filed herewith”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2023, estimated cost $500K, described as “Modification of mechanical systems on 4th and 10th floors per plans field herewith”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2023, estimated cost $60K, described as “Modification of SP on 4th and 10th per plans field herewith”
- Alteration, filed Nov 2, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Renovation to existing storefront. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Erect, maintain and dismantle heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2022, estimated cost $275K, described as “Facade work related to local law 11 repair work and installation of guard railing as shown on plans filed herewith . No change in use egress or occupancy under this application”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $7,046,100
- 2026–27 tax: $764,361
- Market value (city estimate): $15,658,000
- Taxable value: $7,046,100
- Assessed land: $1,008,000
- Assessed improvements: $6,038,100

## Zoning

M1-9A/R12: floor area ratio 9.65 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 30, 2019: $56,500,000

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

## 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…
- Garment Center Text Amendment (City Planning 2018M0412): Completed, decided Dec 26, 2018. The NYC Department of City Planning proposes a zoning text amendment to the Special Garment Center District to better reflect the current land use and promote a healthy mix of uses. In addition to changes regarding use regulations within…

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