# 61 West 70th Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 10 units · built c. 1891 · Block 1123, Lot 105.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1011230105/61-west-70-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 12, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Work to the 1ST through 4TH floors of an existing 6 story, multiple dwelling building. Work to include the creation of a new wall penetration to the adjacent building at 59 w.70TH st. No change to zoning, use, egress, or occupancy in this…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 28, 2023, 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.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 28, 2023, 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 Oct 18, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Propose a Temporary Mock-up structure on existing rooftop for 15 days maximum. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jul 15, 2022, estimated cost $1.4M, 2 units added, 6 stories, described as “Propose new enlargement of this residential building existing penthouse. The existing penthouse will become a new floor of this residential building under 2014 code review and new mdl "haea". All related works filed subsequently. Obtain…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,111,850
- 2026–27 tax: $109,329
- Market value (city estimate): $4,693,000
- Taxable value: $878,922
- Assessed land: $420,750
- Assessed improvements: $1,691,100

## Zoning

R8B: floor area ratio 3.14 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 2, 2021: $6,075,000, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (Historic District). 10 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

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