229 West 71st Street, Manhattan
Two-family · built c. 1884 · Block 1163, Lot 119.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. Pipe scaffolding shall comply with the CHAPTER#33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2023, estimated cost $500K, described as “General construction, structural and foundation work”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2023, estimated cost $200K, described as “Plumbing work on the cellar, basement, 1st thru 5th floor, floor and roof bulkhead as indicated on drawings”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of construction fence at building frontage within three feet of property line.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2023, estimated cost $175K, described as “Mechanical work on the cellar, basement 1st thru 5th floor, roof and roof bulkhead as indicated on drawings”
- Alteration, filed Jun 27, 2023, estimated cost $150K, described as “Sprinkler work on the cellar, basement, 1st thru 5th floor as indicated on drawings”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed May 17, 2022, estimated cost $1.4M, 2 units in all, 6 stories, described as “General construction work to horizontally and vertically enlarge existing building on the cellar, basement, 1st thru 3r floors and add 4th floor, 5th floor, roof and roof bulkhead as indicated on drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 12, 2021, estimated cost $20K, described as “Plumbing and sprinkler work on the cellar, basement, 1st thru 3rd floor to remove fixtures and cap piping as indicated on drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2021, estimated cost $80K, described as “Interior demolition work on the cellar, basement and 1st thru 3rd floors as indicated on drawings”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $333,840
- 2026–27 tax
- $41,608
- Market value (city estimate)
- $5,564,000
- Taxable value
- $209,688
- Assessed land
- $167,940
- Assessed improvements
- $165,900
Zoning
R8B: floor area ratio 2.40 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Dec 8, 2017: $4,300,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Landmarks
Part of West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension (Historic District). 6 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.