# 440 West 57th Street, Manhattan

Hotel · built 1964 · Block 1066, Lot 12.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1010660012/440-west-57-street

More construction in Hell's Kitchen: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/hells-kitchen.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2026, estimated cost $16K, described as “Installation of a temporary shoring per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporary needle beam per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 9, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a temporary Plywood Enclosure per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2026, estimated cost $187K, described as “Overhead concrete crack repairs, spalling concrete repairs, column repairs, retaining wall crack repairs within the garage parking structure.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Equipment use (57 st hoists): installation of dual 7000# capacity personnel hoists during bldg alteration filed sep. Hoists shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elev appl sub…”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2025, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2025, estimated cost $111K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2025, estimated cost $42K, described as “Installation of a temporary roof protection and overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application”
- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2025, estimated cost $253K, described as “Temp standpipe filed in conjunction with alt-co M00825038-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 11, 2024, estimated cost $81K, described as “Facade repairs including brick replacement, brick pinning, repointing, lintel repairs, and parapet wall replacement.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2024, described as “CD5 amendment for more platforms as shown on the plans and also modified the roof plans,”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2023, estimated cost $34.6M, described as “Alt-co application filed to convert both towers (north & south) of an existing commercial hotel (ug 5) to ug ii residential. New cofo to be obtained.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2022, estimated cost $44K, described as “Decommission of existing sprint/cw telecom site. Remove equipment platfrom and dunnage, 19 antennas, 10 rrh 3 gps from roof. Remove cables from basement, facade and roof. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Original app # 104863177”
- Alteration, filed Nov 1, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “New 20' curb cut”
- Alteration, filed Nov 1, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “New 22' curb cut for parking garage”
- Alteration, filed Feb 22, 2022, estimated cost $16K, described as “General construction application filed to enlarge garage opening and construct new ramp. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 1, 2021, estimated cost $18K, described as “Plumbing work filed in conjunction with renovation of hotel rooms. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 1, 2021, estimated cost $430K, described as “Renovation of hotel rooms on third floor of existing hotel building. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 16, 2021, estimated cost $30K, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $41,662,350
- 2026–27 tax: $3,679,516
- Market value (city estimate): $92,583,000
- Taxable value: $33,918,840
- Assessed land: $17,370,000
- Assessed improvements: $24,292,350

## Zoning

R8: floor area ratio 11.72 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 31, 2021: $154,912,500
- May 12, 2016: $148,800,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Rendering Reveals Hotel-to-Residential Conversion of 440 West 57th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/01/rendering-reveals-hotel-to-residential-conversion-of-440-west-57th-street-in-hells-kitchen-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 18, 2026.

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