# 218 West 57th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1897 · Block 1028, Lot 42.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1010280042/218-west-57-street

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

Every lot on block 1028: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1028.md

## 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.

## Recent sales

- Jun 30, 2016: $81,500,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## 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

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