520 West Street, Manhattan
Other · built 1961 · Block 1090, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2025, estimated cost $8K, described as “Repair the damaged exterior wall facade with stone at the first floor.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 14, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans filed here. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 6, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $27,719,550
- Market value (city estimate)
- $61,599,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $2,925,000
- Assessed improvements
- $24,794,550
Zoning
C6-4: floor area ratio 12.69 built, above the 10.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).
Board and land use applications
- 605 West 42nd Street (42nd St. auto showroom text) (City Planning P2014M0037): Completed, decided Dec 1, 2014. This is a zoning text amendment to the Special Clinton District to allow UG 16 Car Servicing use in Area 1 of the 42nd Street Commercial Corridor that borders manufacturing districts.
- W42ND ST CORRIDOR (City Planning P1997M0155): Completed, decided Jul 21, 1997. 94DCP036M: REZONE M2-3 TO C6-4 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 636 W43RD ST WITH 377 RESIDENTIAL UNITS & 60,000SF OF RETAIL & COMM'L SPACE