# 152 West 36th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1900 · Block 811, Lot 62.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1008110062/152-west-36-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 23, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work and/or inspection. Amend #2, change in scaffold drops and outrigger details”
- Alteration, filed Apr 22, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary loading platform. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary shoring plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary gantry beam. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporary needle beam per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2025, estimated cost $35K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 19, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Equipment use: single 7000 # capacity personnel/material hoist during bldg alteration, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted…”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2024, estimated cost $16K, described as “Installation of a temporary roof and overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 11, 2024, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 11, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 1, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2024, estimated cost $500K, described as “Foundation work related to enlargement of existing 8-story buidling to add 8 floors & new roof. Application filed in conjunction with M01003551-I1 (alto co)”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “North curb cut on west 36 as per plans. Application filed in conjunction with M01003551-I1 (alt co - gc).”
- Alteration, filed Mar 18, 2024, estimated cost $42K, described as “Installation of temp standpipe system filed in conjunction with M01003551-S9 for building enlargmenet.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 1, 2024, estimated cost $3.6M, described as “Renovation and vertical enlargement of existing office building to self service storage facility. App filed in conj w/M01004304-I1 (fo), M01003551-S1 (st), M01003551-S2 (ms), M01003551-S3 (pl\_, M01003551-S4 (spsd) & M01003551-S5 (be-fuel…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2024, estimated cost $1.3M, described as “Removal of structural elements and addition of concrete reinforcement of structural framing per plans. Application filed in conjunction with M01001558-I1 (gc), M0100158-S1 (ms) and M01001558-S2 (pl).”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2024, estimated cost $533K, described as “Interior demo & removal of existing non-load bearing partitions in existing as of right office building. Existing elevators & egress stairs to remain. St work filed under M01003416-I1. No change of use, egress of occupancy”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,062,800
- 2026–27 tax: $223,773
- Market value (city estimate): $4,584,000
- Taxable value: $2,062,800
- Assessed land: $1,215,000
- Assessed improvements: $847,800

## Zoning

M1-9A/R12: floor area ratio 8.75 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 9, 2024: $23,800,000

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…

## In the news

[Self-Storage Conversion, Expansion Underway at 152 West 36th Street in Midtown, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/rendering-revealed-for-self-storage-conversion-expansion-at-152-west-36th-street-in-midtown-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 24, 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