859 9th Avenue, Manhattan
Apartment building · 21 units · built c. 1883 · Block 1065, Lot 36.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2025, estimated cost $22K, described as “Filing for the interior plumbing work at existing residential units, removing 4 stoves and meter as per plans submitted herewith. This filing replaces DOB# 122478826.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 8, 2024, estimated cost $246K, described as “Filing for interior alteration to existing residential units as per plans submitted herewith. This filing replaces DOB# 122478826.”
- No Work, filed Jul 5, 2023
- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Erect, maintain & dismantle of scaffold for facade repairs as per drawings attached herewith”
- Alteration, filed May 19, 2021, estimated cost $25K, described as “Facade repairs to include window sill and lintel replacement, stone crack and patch repair, brick replacement, and stucco repair. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2021, estimated cost $75K, described as “Filing for general construction in cellar and first floor. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2021, estimated cost $30K, described as “Filing paa to add gas piping relocation scope to match the previously approved plans and allow for inspections.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2020, estimated cost $26K, described as “ATT /Replacement of telecommunication antennas and replacement of RRH units on roof. Installation /Replacement & retrofit of cabinets in the existing equipment platform on roof. All work in compliance with TPPN 5/98. No change of…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2018
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $7,385,850
- 2026–27 tax
- $742,705
- Market value (city estimate)
- $16,413,000
- Taxable value
- $5,970,780
- Assessed land
- $630,000
- Assessed improvements
- $6,755,850
Zoning
R8: floor area ratio 5.19 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 13, 2025: $735,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- PUTTANESCA (City Planning P1998M0574): Completed, decided Jun 3, 1998. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 28 SEATS FOR 5-YEARS
- PUTTANESCA (City Planning P1997M0617): Completed, decided Apr 21, 1997. NEW-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 12 SEATS