# 220 West 49th Street, Manhattan

Care facility · built c. 1903 · Block 1020, Lot 49.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1010200049/220-west-49-street

More construction in Midtown West: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/midtown-west.md

Every lot on block 1020: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1020.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 5, 2026, described as “Proposed installation of suspended scaffold as per plan, no change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed 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 Jan 14, 2019, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 10, 2018, estimated cost $10K, described as “Modification to existing Sprint telecommunications site. Replace 3 antennas on roof and install 1 equipment cabinet. All in conformance with TPPN 5/98. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,414,150
- 2026–27 tax: $353,203
- Market value (city estimate): $7,587,000
- Taxable value: $3,255,930
- Assessed land: $1,159,200
- Assessed improvements: $2,254,950

## Zoning

C6-7T (part of the lot is C6-5): floor area ratio 7.00 built, 14.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- HOTEL MARKWELL (ZECKENDORF) (City Planning P1987M0789): Completed, decided Sep 30, 1987. CPC APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF THE HOTEL TO THE\*ENCORE 49 CORP FOR OPERATION OF AT LEAST 50 SRO UNITS\*AS REQUIRED BY THE ZECKENDORF TOWERS SPECIAL PERMIT

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