296 3rd Avenue, Manhattan
Apartment building · 12 units · built c. 1920 · Block 878, Lot 43.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Dec 2, 2024, estimated cost $15K, 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 Nov 20, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “Plumbing work in conjunction with interior renovations filed under gc app #M00758979 and mh app #M00758877”
- Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2022, estimated cost $60K, described as “Interior renovations in existing 1ST floor commercial space. Mechanical work filed under app #M00758877. Plumbing work filed under app #M00774100. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2022, estimated cost $40K, described as “Install new refrigeration compressors & exhaust for existing 1ST floor commercial space.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2020, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use egress or occupancy under this application. Sidewak shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2020, estimated cost $450, described as “Install exterior illuminated wall sign (trim and proper)”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2020, described as “Install exterior illuminated blade sign (t (logo) p)”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2020, estimated cost $11K, described as “Hereby filing for the installation and replacement of plumbing fixtures and the relocation of sprinkler heads. No change to use occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2019, estimated cost $14K, described as “Carrier: T-Mobile. Modification of an existing antenna site. Relocate (1) existing antenna sector (consisting of 3 antennas and 3 related RRUs) to the parapet wall. Remove (2) existing cabinets and install (1) cabinet on the roof. All work…”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,523,250
- 2026–27 tax
- $189,477
- Market value (city estimate)
- $3,385,000
- Taxable value
- $1,523,250
- Assessed land
- $231,300
- Assessed improvements
- $1,291,950
Zoning
C2-8A: floor area ratio 4.64 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Sep 9, 2026: $9,900,000, 10,500 sq ft ($943 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- 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.
- STABBUCKS (City Planning P1998M0665): Completed, decided May 21, 1998. NEW-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 8 SEATS