# 5 West 63rd Street, Manhattan

YMCA or YWCA · built c. 1930 · Block 1116, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1011160024/5-west-63-street

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

Every lot on block 1116: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1116.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2026, estimated cost $150K, described as “Renovation of 2ND floor restrooms as per plans filed herewith . No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $307K, described as “Facade restoration to address cycle 9 local law findings as per plans filed herewith . No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding. No change in use, occupancy or egress. Work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycbc”
- Alteration, filed Dec 7, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “Installation and use of temporary suspended scaffold construction equipment as per plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “Trimming of sound barrier on 8TH floor setback. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 13, 2022, estimated cost $42K, described as “Replacement of condensing unit over existing dunnage on 8TH floor setback. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 26, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation and use of temporary supported scaffold as per plans filed herewith. Scaffolding is serving as support for outrigger beam filed under separate application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 1, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold 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 Feb 16, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 192' new sidewalk shed at 5 west 63RD street, as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Feb 1, 2022, estimated cost $1.7M, described as “Facade restoration as per plans filed herewith . No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change inuse, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2020, 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.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $20,942,100
- Market value (city estimate): $46,538,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $10,575,000
- Assessed improvements: $10,367,100

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (mental or moral improvement), with no end date, about $2,271,799 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R10A (part of the lot is C4-7): floor area ratio 9.92 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (Historic District). 50 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## Board and land use applications

- JACKSON HOLE (City Planning P1991M0618): Completed, decided May 7, 1991. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 30 SEATS FOR 5-YEARS
- WEST SIDE YMCA (City Planning P1989M0485): Completed, decided Jun 13, 1989. 87-150M: CONST 40-STY TOWER ADJ TO CANTILEVERING OVER THE YMCA W/LOWER 5-FLRS USED FOR MODERNIZATION OF YMCA OPERATIONS & THE 35-UPPER FLRS USED FOR 180 APTS. TB1116
- WEST SIDE YMCA (City Planning P1988M0158): Completed, decided Jan 9, 1989. 87-150M: CONST 40-STY TOWER ADJ TO CANTILEVERING OVER THE YMCA W/LOWER 5-FLRS USED FOR MODERNIZATION OF YMCA OPERATIONS & THE 35-UPPER FLRS USED FOR 180 APTS. TB1116
- MUSEUM CAFE (City Planning P1986M1212): Completed, decided Jan 9, 1986. RENEWAL-ENCLOSED SIDEWALK

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