# 8 West 45th Street, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 1260, Lot 45.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012600045/16-west-45-street

More construction in Midtown West: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/midtown-west.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Jun 16, 2025, 113 units, 32 stories, described as “To build a 32 story mix used residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Temporary installation of mobile office trailer for construction use per plan submitted. No change to use, egress and/or occupancy with this filing.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 8, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold, sidewalk shed and needle beam 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 22, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of pre-fab chute to load out debris from floor to floor”
- Alteration, filed Feb 22, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation pre-fabricated plastic chutes to be constructed through new floor openings from cellar to top floor, and will load out debris.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of pre-fab chutes to lower debris from floor to floor”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporary overhead protection 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporary overhead protection 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporary overhead protection 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold and sidewalk shed 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold and sidewalk shed 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a temporary overhead protection 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold and sidewalk shed 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 8, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold and sidewalk shed 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 Nov 15, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior Demo as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior Demo per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior Demo as per plans. No change in use, egress or Occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of entire sprinkler system prior to full building demolition under separate DOB application. From cellar, and floors 001-007. No change to use, egress, fire protection, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of entire sprinkler system prior to full building demolition under separate DOB application. From cellar, and floors 001-005. No change to use, egress, fire protection, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of entire sprinkler system prior to full building demolition under separate DOB application. From cellar, and floors 001-003. No change to use, egress, fire protection, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior demolition per plans, no change in use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2021, estimated cost $15K, described as “Interior demolition per plans, no change in use egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”

6 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012600045/16-west-45-street.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,173,850
- 2026–27 tax: $225,247
- Market value (city estimate): $7,053,000
- Taxable value: $2,076,390
- Assessed land: $3,173,850

## Zoning

C6-4.5: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 12.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 17, 2025: $38,500,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Demolition Continues at 8-16 West 45th Street in Midtown, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/09/demolition-continues-at-8-16-west-45th-street-in-midtown-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 11, 2023.

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