# 203 West 81st Street, Manhattan

Condominium · 55 units · built c. 1920 · Block 1229, Lot 7501.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012297501/203-west-81-street

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

Every lot on block 1229: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1229.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 22, 2026, estimated cost $60K, described as “Apartment Renovation; Interior partition, Cabinetry; No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2026, described as “Suspended scaffold for facade inspection”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $265K, described as “Demolish and install interior non-bearing partitions and hung ceilings per plans filed.. No change to occupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2025, estimated cost $219K, described as “Demolish and install interior non-bearing partitions and hung ceilings per plans filed.. No change to occupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2025, described as “This GC application is a subsequent filing to Plumbing Job #M01039285. No construction is proposed under this filing. It is being submitted solely to document the washer/dryer layout and demonstrate compliance with ANSI A117.1-2009 per DOB…”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2025, estimated cost $31K, described as “Replacement of plumbing fixtures on existing roughing, new washer with electric ventless dryer. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2024, estimated cost $24K, described as “Demolish and install interior non-bearing partitions and hung ceilings per plans filed.. No change to occupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2024, estimated cost $18K, described as “New plumbing work for apt #6A. In conjunction with # M01019868”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2024, estimated cost $95K, described as “Interior renovation of apt. #6A. No change of use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2024, described as “Suspended scaffold for masonry repairs”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Interior renovation of existing apartment 1A, no change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2022, estimated cost $11K, described as “Upgrade existing kitchen and bathroom with new fixtures relocated per newly configured plan layout.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2022, estimated cost $46K, described as “Interior renovation of select rooms including moderate upgrades of kitchen, lighting, etc. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2022, estimated cost $88K, described as “Facade repairs. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 12, 2022, estimated cost $183K, described as “Demolish and install interior non-bearing partitions and hung ceilings per plans filed.. Modification to existing HVAC system.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 12, 2022, estimated cost $11K, described as “Modification to existing plumbing fixtures and associated piping.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2022, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. No change in use, occupancy or egress. Work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycc.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2022, estimated cost $140K, described as “Filing for apartment combination of apartments 7D and 7E per TPPN 3/97 . Demolish and install interior non-bearing partitions and hung ceilings per plans filed.. MODIFICATION TO EXISTING HVAC SYSTEMS.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2022, estimated cost $6K, described as “Modification to existing plumbing fixtures and associated piping for apartment combination of units 7D/7E per tppn 3/97”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Interior renovation of the existing apartment 1A. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 2, 2021, estimated cost $183K, described as “Apt 3D. Herewith filing for installation of non load bearing partitions and modification to existing HVAC system. No change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2021, estimated cost $50K, described as “Domestic Hot water system upgrade.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 7, 2020, estimated cost $26K, described as “Plumbing work in apartment 2E in conjunction with apartment renovation filed in bis under application #140925729. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2020, estimated cost $36K, described as “Modifications to existing plumbing system in apt. #7A, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $10,638,007
- 2026–27 tax: $988,379
- Market value (city estimate): $23,640,005
- Taxable value: $9,035,299
- Assessed land: $1,567,357
- Assessed improvements: $9,070,650
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 55

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $110,499 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R8B: floor area ratio 5.15 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jul 28, 2026: $789,000, Apt 2F
- May 14, 2025: $2,190,000, Apt 3A
- Mar 7, 2025: $1,400,000, Apt 9B
- Apr 19, 2024: $1,700,000, Apt 2A
- Dec 6, 2023: $1,035,000, Apt 5E
- Nov 13, 2023: $775,000, Apt 4F
- Oct 11, 2023: $1,401,190, Apt 4E
- Aug 30, 2023: $2,250,000, Apt 8A
- Jul 6, 2023: $1,200,000, Apt 2E
- May 11, 2022: $507,000, Apt 9B

The 10 most recent of 26 open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

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