# 700 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 14 units · built c. 1900 · Block 1241, Lot 36.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012410036/700-amsterdam-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1241: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1241.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 20, 2026, estimated cost $40K, described as “Replacing boiler with new boiler as per plan. No change in use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 6, 2026, estimated cost $30K, described as “Application file to exist. Chimney remove and replace new double wall stainlesssteel exterior chimney from basement-boiler room to be extended 4 feet above parapet wall as per plan. HPD omo#no change in use, egress or occupancy under this…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2025, estimated cost $80K, described as “Facade restoration work as per indicated on plan. There will be no change in the use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed 700 amsterdam avenue, manhattan as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation pipe scaffold at 700 amsterdam avenue, manhattan as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2019, estimated cost $6K, described as “Install sink and relocate existing commercial plumbing fixtures at the existing deli store as per plan, no change to use , egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2018, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of scaffold as per plans in conjunction with exterior repairs. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans in conjunction with exterior repairs. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with 2014 NYC building code, chapter 33.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,328,400
- 2026–27 tax: $163,068
- Market value (city estimate): $2,952,000
- Taxable value: $1,310,940
- Assessed land: $215,100
- Assessed improvements: $1,113,300

## Zoning

C2-8: floor area ratio 4.48 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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