218 West 57th Street, Manhattan
Commercial · built c. 1897 · Block 1028, Lot 42.
Building permits
- No Work, filed Apr 7, 2025
- Alteration, filed Nov 21, 2024, estimated cost $27K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place on roof as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 18, 2024, estimated cost $240K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place on the cellar, 1-4th floors as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, estimated cost $500K, described as “Structural vault repairs taking place in the cellar as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 11, 2024, estimated cost $7K, described as “Sprinkler modifications taking place in the cellar as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2024, estimated cost $514K, described as “Facade modifications associated with general repairs.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of steel pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 171 lf heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2024, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Construction modifications taking place on the lower and upper roof as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 8, 2024, estimated cost $500K, described as “Filing to change the use of the existing retail building to assembly use and to include construction interior non-structural partitions as shown on plans filed herewith. Reestablishing the Construction Classification from Class 1 to Class…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2024, estimated cost $1.0M, described as “Construction modifications taking place on the cellar, 4th floor & roof as indicated on the drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2024, estimated cost $183K, described as “Filing for General construction modifications to include interior demo to the Cellar, 1st - 4th floor as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2024, estimated cost $40K, described as “Construction modifications taking place related to the Mock-up Elevator Machine Room on the roof as indicated on the drawings .”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2020, estimated cost $12K, described as “Mechanical modifications taking place between the cellar & fourth floor as indicated on the drawings. No change in use, egress nor occupancy”
- No Work, filed Oct 29, 2019, described as “Temporary Trolls Event. Previously approved under: M00201514-I1/218 WEST 57 STREET”
- No Work, filed Jul 30, 2019, described as “Temporary Trolls Event. Previously approved under: M00127546/I1/218 WEST 57 STREET”
- No Work, filed May 15, 2019, described as “Temporary Trolls Event. Previously approved under: M00127546/I1/218 WEST 57 STREET”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2019, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- No Work, filed Feb 13, 2019, described as “Temporary Trolls Event”
- No Work, filed Jan 15, 2019, described as “Temporary Trolls Event”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2018, estimated cost $3K, described as “Non illuminated non advertising accessory wall sign - inside property lines - trolls the experience. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2017, estimated cost $15K, described as “Filing paa to remove temporary installation of signage and banner. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $7,665,750
- 2026–27 tax
- $731,063
- Market value (city estimate)
- $17,035,000
- Taxable value
- $6,739,150
- Assessed land
- $1,453,500
- Assessed improvements
- $6,212,250
Zoning
C5-3: floor area ratio 2.60 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jun 30, 2016: $81,500,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Landmarks
Part of Society House of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Individual Landmark). 32 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.
Board and land use applications
- SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HOUSE (City Planning P2009M0171): Completed, decided Mar 17, 2009. LANDMARK-CITY COLLEGE OF NY, REMSEN CEMETERY,TROTTING*COURSE LA; Additional LPC #(s): 268