# 45 East 45th Street, Manhattan

Hotel · built c. 1924 · Block 1281, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012810021/45-east-45-street

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

Every lot on block 1281: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1281.md

## 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.

## 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.

## Flood zone

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

## 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…

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