740 8th Avenue, Manhattan
Hotel · built 2023 · Block 1017, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold @ west 46 street as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2026, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 17, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold access stair towers as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Scaffold stair towers shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2026, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary material hoist as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Hoist to comply with 2022 NYC building code, chapter 33”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary p/m shaft hoist complex as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Hoist to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 30, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 12, 2026, estimated cost $150K, described as “Installation of temporary contractor shed as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application for the installation and use of material hoist on monorail system as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2026, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 6, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary mini crane and picker as per plans filed herewith. No change in use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of temporary north p/m hoist complex H1-H2-H3-H4 as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Hoist to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary loading platforms as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary concrete placing boom as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of concrete placing boom as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 9, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary fence as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence installed in accordance with 2022 NYC building code, chapter 33. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary cocoon system as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary interior climbing platforms as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 18, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of a south p/m hoist complex as per plans during NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Hoist installed in accordance with 2022 NYC building code, chapter 33”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk bridge as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed installed in accordance with 2022 NYC building code, chapter 33.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Temporary standpipe job associated with the NB filling #121208326”
- Alteration, filed Aug 5, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “The polywood fence in conjunction with NB application 121208326”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb cut work associated with the NB 121208326”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb cut work associated with the NB 121208326”
16 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $39,846,150
- 2026–27 tax
- $4,151,039
- Market value (city estimate)
- $88,547,000
- Taxable value
- $38,265,480
- Assessed land
- $18,770,400
- Assessed improvements
- $21,075,750
Zoning
C6-5 (part of the lot is C6-4): floor area ratio 23.46 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.
Recent sales
- Aug 13, 2019: $3,828,000, sold with other lots
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Imperial Theatre Text Amendment (City Planning 2025M0338): Special permit, Zoning text change, In Public Review, filed Mar 3, 2026. A zoning text amendment to ZR Sections 81-744 and 81-745 and a special permit pursuant to ZR 81-745 to facilitate a floor area bonus for the rehabilitation of an existing listed theater is being sought by private applicant at 249 West 45th…
- Ambassador Theatre Transfer Certification (TDR) (City Planning 2022M0264): Certification, Completed, filed Jun 22, 2022. A certification pursuant to 81-744(a) to facilitate the transfer of 81,407 zsf of floor area from a listed theater within the Theater Subdistrict of the Special Midtown District, to facilitate a 639,498 zsf commercial development, is being…
In the news
The Torch Reaches Halfway Point at 740 Eighth Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Aug 12, 2026.