13 West 27th Street, Manhattan
Commercial · built c. 1909 · Block 829, Lot 32.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Dec 29, 2025, estimated cost $100K, described as “Interior renovation of existing commercial office space”
- Alteration, filed Jan 11, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Structural work associated with repair of existing fire escape structure at 1ST floor. No change to use, egress or occuancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 15, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Alt-2 for minor demolition of existing non-loading bearing partitions. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 19, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Siamese relocation as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- No Work, filed Dec 10, 2020
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Modify existing floor slab between floor 001 & cellar. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2020, estimated cost $98K, described as “Modify ex. Plumbing system to adjust to new floor layout at existing place of assembly space. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2020, estimated cost $69K, described as “Modify existing sprinkler system to comply with new floor layout at cellar and 1ST flr of a place of assembly space. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2020, estimated cost $4K, described as “Modify ex. Mechanical system at cellar & 1ST flrs to adjust to new floor layout”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $9,403,200
- 2026–27 tax
- $961,676
- Market value (city estimate)
- $20,896,000
- Taxable value
- $8,865,010
- Assessed land
- $1,530,000
- Assessed improvements
- $7,873,200
Zoning
M1-8A/R12: floor area ratio 10.18 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Landmarks
Part of Madison Square North Historic District (Historic District). 50 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.
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…
- Flatiron BID Expansion (City Planning 2021M0260): Business improvement district, Completed, filed Nov 30, 2020, decided May 19, 2021. An application from the Small Business Services (SBS) on behalf of the Flatiron Business Improvement District (BID) to modify the existing plan and expand the BID in Community Districts 4 and 5 of Manhattan.