# 231 West 39th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1911 · Block 789, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1007890021/231-west-39-street

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

Every lot on block 789: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/789.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 2, 2026, estimated cost $249K, described as “Facade repairs as per plans filed herewith, no change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jul 11, 2025, estimated cost $843K, described as “Fitout of space for new tenant HLZA, buildout of offices”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2025, estimated cost $260K, described as “Removal of old duct work and installation of new ducting to existing system. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2025, estimated cost $80K, described as “Furnish & install plumbing fixtures & related piping; Plumbing fixtures clearly shown on riser diagram Sink, Residential type dishwasher, Electric water heater, Coffee maker, Drinking fountain NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY”
- Alteration, filed Dec 15, 2023, estimated cost $59K, described as “Application filed for mechanical modifications/additions in the cellar and on the 1ST floor (food trends) as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2023, estimated cost $191K, described as “Application filed for plumbing modifications/additions in the cellar and on the 1ST floor (food trends) as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 17, 2023, estimated cost $279K, described as “Application filed for interior renovation of non-load bearing partitions, ceilings, and finishes in the cellar and on the 1ST floor (food trends) as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2023, estimated cost $50K, described as “Application filed for interior removal of non-load bearing partitions, ceilings, and finishes in the cellar and on the 1ST floor (food trends) as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Herewith filing interior demolitoin of non load bearing paprtiotions as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2021, estimated cost $79K, described as “Install new Sprinkler heads and associated piping, as per plans. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2020, estimated cost $265K, described as “Removal and installation of mechanical equipment on the 5TH floor as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2020, estimated cost $210K, described as “Interior plumbing and sprinkler filing for 5TH floor office as shown herewith, no changes to egress, occupancy or use,.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of interior plumbing for KIOSK#1 and 9 as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of interior plumbing for kiosk #2 as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use”
- Alteration, filed Sep 24, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of interior plumbing for kiosk # 5 as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of interior plumbing for kiosk # 6 as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Interior plumbing work for kiosk #4 as shown herewith. No changes to egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 12, 2019, estimated cost $25K, described as “Filing herewith mechanical related work as per drawings, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 9, 2018, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of a construction fence. No change to egress, occupancy or use.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $17,735,850
- 2026–27 tax: $1,915,774
- Market value (city estimate): $39,413,000
- Taxable value: $17,660,160
- Assessed land: $2,281,500
- Assessed improvements: $15,454,350

## Zoning

M1-9A: floor area ratio 11.47 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…
- 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