# 17 West 60th Street, Manhattan

Community facility condominium · built c. 1921 · Block 1113, Lot 7503.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1011137503/17-west-60-street

More construction in Upper West Side: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/upper-west-side.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2025, estimated cost $250K, described as “The shefa school occupies all floors of the building located at 17 w 60TH street in manhattan. During the previous renovation, the 12TH floor was left white boxed for future expansion. This alteration 2 application is forthe fitout of the…”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing to obtain correct certificates of compliance for existing mechanical equipment approved, installed and signed off under MS #M00570631-I1. No new work being performed under this application. Filing to correct certificates of…”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2024, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold during facade inspection/ Repair.”
- No Work, filed Apr 18, 2024
- No Work, filed Apr 18, 2024
- No Work, filed Apr 18, 2024
- No Work, filed Apr 18, 2024
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of supported scaffolding in accordance with nycc chapter 33 building code. No change in egres, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 31, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary storage as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 24, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install fuel oil storage tank at cellar as per plans to serve emergency power generator located on roof of 12-story school building. Mechanical systems (ms) generator scope approved per #M00570631-S1.”
- Alteration, filed May 10, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Debris chute in conjunction with the partial demolition means and methods”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of dual 7000# capacity personnel/material 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 to elev dep.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary system stair as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary work platform as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary barricade as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2021, estimated cost $45K, described as “Remove sp system: heads, branch piping and risers and sd as per plans filed herewith; no change to use, egress or occupancy. Bfpmod approved by FDNY (record id 2021-tmfrcd-005429-vrnc). Filed in conjunction with temporary standpipe…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2021, estimated cost $13.3M, described as “NYC DEVELOPMENT HUB APPLICATION: Filed for gut renovation, partial demo, vert. enlargement and conversion of 11-story, Prior-to-1968 Code, CL1-FP business school & office building into 12-Story, Use Group 3, Occupancy Group E primary &…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 12, 2021, estimated cost $50K, described as “Filed to install Temporary Standpipe at Cellar, First, Mezzanine, 2nd - 11th Floor and Roof in conjunction with removal of fire protection systems from vacant building per FDNY LNO # 2021-TMFRCD-005429-VRNC”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold around existing water towers as per plans. Scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 17, 2017, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 psf. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $10,579,500
- Market value (city estimate): $23,510,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $2,810,250
- Assessed improvements: $7,769,250
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 2

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (religious school), with no end date, about $1,147,664 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

C4-7: floor area ratio 9.68 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[17 West 60th Street’s Expansion And Renovation Progresses on Manhattan’s Upper West Side](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/07/17-west-60th-streets-expansion-and-renovation-progresses-on-manhattans-upper-west-side.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 18, 2023.

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