538 Third Avenue, Manhattan
Apartment building · 131 units · built 2024 · Block 891, Lot 44.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2026, estimated cost $264K, described as “Interior renovation for tenant fitout in mixed use building - eating & drinking establisment”
- Alteration, filed Jan 24, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temp construction office as per plan. In conjunction with new building job # 121207942. No change of use, occupancy or egress. This temp office will be used only byconstruction personnel with osha certificate.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 3, 2024, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2024, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 26, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe & system scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 19, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 16, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2023, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2023, estimated cost $7K, described as “Install plywood construction fence in conjunction with demo applications for all buildings on block 891 lot 44. 534 ,536, 538 & 540 3rd Ave”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2023, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 8, 2023, estimated cost $7K, described as “Install temporary interior debris chute. New openings at floors for chute support as per plans basement thru 5th Floor”
- Alteration, filed Mar 8, 2023, estimated cost $6K, described as “Install interior temporary debris chute. New openings at floors for chute support as per plans”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2023, estimated cost $8K, described as “Interior Demolition of nonstructural, non-load bearing partitions.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2023, estimated cost $14K, described as “Interior Demolition of non-load bearing, nonstructural partitions.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2023, estimated cost $14K, described as “Interior Demolition of nonstructural, non-load bearing partitions.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2023, estimated cost $14K, described as “Interior demolition of nonstructured, non-load bearing partitions”
- Alteration, filed Apr 12, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing fence installation in conjunction with NB# 121207942.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2022, estimated cost $25K, described as “Support of excavation work in conjunction with NB# 121207942 footing installation for 421 a vesting.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing temporary standpipe filing in conjunction with NB# 121207942.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 12, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “Herewith filing for the installation of a sprinkler/standpipe system in conjunction with NB# 121207942.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install heavy duty sidewalk shed as a result of emergency response action required by DOB. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install heavy duty sidewalk shed as a result of emergency response action required by DOB. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed May 11, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing for structural work in conjunction with new building #121207942”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing plumbing in conjunction with NB 121207942”
3 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $9,414,900
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,171,117
- Market value (city estimate)
- $20,922,000
- Taxable value
- $9,414,882
- Assessed land
- $1,583,550
- Assessed improvements
- $7,831,350
Zoning
C1-9: floor area ratio 16.08 built, above the 10.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
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