# 37 Gramercy Park East, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 876, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1008760025/146-east-21-street

More construction in Gramercy: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/gramercy.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Oct 31, 2023, 59 units, 20 stories, described as “New 20 story residential building with commercial space on the first floor. West side 12 stories, east side 20 stories.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary easy scale platform. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 9, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 12, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Construction fence as per drawings during NB const. Filed sep. Construction fence shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Dot permits by others for fence installed on…”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing application for test pits to vacant lot located at 38 Gramercy Park East as per plan”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 30, 2025, estimated cost $9K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during building demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Jul 30, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Jul 21, 2025, estimated cost $6K, 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 Jul 16, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporary overhead and roof 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 Jun 26, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Interior demolition of non-load bearing partitions, doors, frames and finishes on floors CEL, 001 thru 006”
- Demolition, filed Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $300K, described as “Full demolition of 5 story structure, using hand held equipment.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $1.0M, described as “Full demolition of 5 story structure, using hand held equipment.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during demolition operations”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2025, estimated cost $100K, described as “Interior demolition of non-load bearing partitions, doors, frames and finishes on floors CEL, 001 thru 005”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior non-structural demolition 4th floor to basement of building”
- Demolition, filed Jul 18, 2024, estimated cost $125K, described as “Full demolition of two story structure, using hand held and mechanical to assist.”
- Demolition, filed Jul 18, 2024, estimated cost $125K, described as “Full demolition of one story structure using hand held and mechanical to assist on grade.”
- Demolition, filed Jul 18, 2024, estimated cost $150K, described as “Full demolition of two story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist.”

22 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1008760025/146-east-21-street.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,482,550
- 2026–27 tax: $221,116
- Market value (city estimate): $7,739,000
- Taxable value: $2,038,307
- Assessed land: $3,482,550

## Zoning

C1-9A (part of the lot is R9A): floor area ratio 0.00 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 31, 2025: $22,500,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 152 East 21st Street in Gramercy, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/11/permits-filed-for-152-east-21st-street-in-gramercy-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 3, 2023.

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