45 East 45th Street, Manhattan
Hotel · built c. 1924 · Block 1281, Lot 21.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2026, 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 Feb 20, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per emergency letter. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 18, 2024, described as “FISP INSPECTION (Facade Inspection Safety Program) INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS TECHNIQUES AND METHODS. SEE ATTACHED PLANS Designated Primary Site supervisor: Kenneth Cole”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2020, estimated cost $37K, described as “Repair 2 terra cotta spalls”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2019, estimated cost $50K, described as “Interior renovation for the installation of plumbing fixtures as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- No Work, filed Sep 10, 2019, described as “120 person event with drinks and d'oevres, along with background music.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2019, estimated cost $350, described as “Sidewalk fence filed in conjunction with alt 2 #140842925 1ST flr retail. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2019, estimated cost $585K, described as “Installation of scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 18, 2019, estimated cost $342K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed during building alteration, filed separately. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2019, estimated cost $53K, described as “Installation of plywood fence, as per drawings. Plywood fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $69,000,000
- 2026–27 tax
- $7,485,120
- Market value (city estimate)
- $153,333,300
- Taxable value
- $69,000,000
- Assessed land
- $34,065,000
- Assessed improvements
- $34,935,000
Zoning
C5-3: floor area ratio 13.81 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 28, 2020: $33,072,265, 598,248 sq ft ($55 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Greater East Midtown - Special Subdistrict (City Planning P2016M0316): Completed, decided Aug 15, 2017. This is an application by NYC Department of City Planning requesting a text amendment to establish the East Midtown Subdistrict and extend the Special Midtown District, and to rezone a half-block area from C5-2 to C5-3 to reinforce the…