270 5th Avenue, Manhattan

House of worship · built c. 1854 · Block 831, Lot 33.

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Building permits

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Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $1,015,617 a year below the full tax.

C5-2 (part of the lot is M1-8A/R12): floor area ratio 0.94 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

Part of Marble Collegiate Reformed Church (Individual Landmark). 43 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

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.
Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2019-160-BZ): Variance or special permit, Withdrawn, filed May 24, 2019, decided Oct 29, 2019. Variance (§72-21) to permit the enlargement of an existing house of worship (Marble Collegiate Reformed Church) to facilitate a direct interior connection between the existing building and a new Fellowship Hall contrary to ZR 43-26 (rear…