# 1740 Broadway, Manhattan

Commercial · built 1950 · Block 1027, Lot 20.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1010270020/1740-broadway

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2026, estimated cost $8K, described as “Alt app filed herewith to show the temp fire-rated enclosure around a temp int system stair serving as a second means of egress. Scope to include new partitions & doors. System stair to be filed under separate application. No change in…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 22, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation and use of temporary shanty as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 11, 2026, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold for facade repair and inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “The plans enclosed depict the extent, sequence, means and methods for the proposed partial demolition”
- Alteration, filed Dec 31, 2025, described as “Industrial Rope Access (IRA) Facade Inspection”
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plan. There is no change in use, egress, or occupancy. The sidewalks hed at west 55TH st, broadway, and west 56TH street elevations.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2025, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold for facade repair and inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Equipment use: dual 6441 # capacity personnel hoist during bldg alteration, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted separately”
- Alteration, filed Apr 21, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Temporary dry standpipe in conjunction with FDNY lno variance (record number 2025-tmengr-001688-plan)”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Mar 26, 2025, estimated cost $82.1M, 421 units added, 28 stories, described as “Conversion from office (b) occupancy to residential (r-2) occupancy pursuant to article i, chapter v of the NYC zoning resolution and article 7B of the nys multiple dwelling law for residential conversion”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2024, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Interior demo application filed for existing office building. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $150, described as “Install exterior illuminated wall sign (iris)”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2021, estimated cost $680K, described as “Sprinkler Standpipe modification to floors listed in relation to compliance with LL26.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2021, estimated cost $30K, described as “Mechanical removal and modification for whiteboxed space on floors 3 and 21.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2021, estimated cost $26K, described as “Plumbing modification for whiteboxed space on floors 3 and 21 as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2021, estimated cost $31K, described as “Sprinkler modification on floors 3 and 21 for whitebox condition as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2021, estimated cost $442K, described as “General construction modification to floors 3 & 21 as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2020, estimated cost $850, described as “Install illuminated wall sign (sweetgreen)”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2020, described as “Install illuminated d/f blade sign on wall (sweetgreen)”
- No Work, filed Mar 11, 2020
- No Work, filed Mar 5, 2020
- No Work, filed Feb 18, 2020, described as “2nd floor building amenity area.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2020, estimated cost $388K, described as “Mechanical modifications pertaining to retail tenant build out.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2020, estimated cost $224K, described as “Plumbing modifications as per plans submitted herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2020, estimated cost $90K, described as “Sprinkler modifications as per plans submitted.”

17 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1010270020/1740-broadway.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $104,614,650
- 2026–27 tax: $10,835,870
- Market value (city estimate): $232,477,000
- Taxable value: $99,888,180
- Assessed land: $27,090,000
- Assessed improvements: $77,524,650

## Zoning

C6-6: floor area ratio 17.61 built, above the 15.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 19, 2024: $185,895,188

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

## Flood zone

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

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