37 West 57th Street, Manhattan
Vacant land · Block 1273, Lot 12.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary light duty pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 6, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 6000 lb single personnel/material hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2024, estimated cost $60K, described as “Removal of sprinkler system and conversion of standpipe system to dry pressurized system in association with full buidling demolition, by others. There is no change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 10, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Interior non-structural removals in conjunction with full budiling demolition under separate application. There is no change to use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Mar 22, 2024, estimated cost $37K, described as “Decommission of existing vzw site. Remove 12 antennas, 9 rrh, 4 gps equipment platfrom and dunnage from the roof. Remove cables from basement 1-12 and roof. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Original app # 120217844.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2023, described as “FISP INSPECTION (Facade Inspection Safety Program) INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS TECHNIQUES AND METHODS, SEE ATTACHED PLANS Designated Primary Site supervisor: Kenneth Cole”
- Demolition, filed May 31, 2023, estimated cost $3.0M, described as “Full demolition of 12 story structure, using hand held and mechanical means to assist from roof to 1st floor.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Interior renovation to existing office space . Includes the installation and selective demolition of non load bearing partitions and related finishes. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 10, 2022, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of mechanical duct work.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2022, estimated cost $709K, described as “Installation of interior partitions, ceilings, and doors.”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of sprinkler fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2022, estimated cost $16K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2022, estimated cost $256K, described as “Installation of duct work along with mechanical unit.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2022, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation and remove interior duct work.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation and removal of plumbing fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation and removal of sprinkler fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2022, estimated cost $49K, described as “Renovation of 6TH floor interior as per plans herein. No change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2021, estimated cost $37K, described as “Installation and removal of interior partitions, ceilings and doors.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation and removal of sprinkler fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures along with related piping.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 14, 2021, estimated cost $65K, described as “Associated ductwork is to be demolished back mechanical room wall and installation of steam radiators.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 19, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Modification to existing Verizon telecommunications site. Replace 1 antenna on roof. All in conformance with TPPN 5/98. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold at 37 west 57 street as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
1 more, older permit is in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,943,000
- 2026–27 tax
- $319,257
- Market value (city estimate)
- $6,540,000
- Taxable value
- $2,943,000
- Assessed land
- $2,943,000
Zoning
C5-3: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Apr 24, 2023: $77,500,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- DEFINITIONS INC. (City Planning P1988M1011): Completed. 88-218M: CHANGE IN USE FROM OFFICES AND SHOWROOM TO OFFICES AND PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT.
In the news
Demolition Finishing Up for 1,100-Foot Supertall at 37–47 West 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Dec 27, 2025.