# 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Commercial · built 2021 · Block 1283, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012830021/270-park-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $1000, described as “Use of Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) #3, as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-121205604.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $1000, described as “Use of Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) #4, as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-121205604.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $1000, described as “Use of Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) #2, as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-121205604.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $1000, described as “Use of Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) #1, as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-121205604.”
- No Work, filed Jan 16, 2026
- Alteration, filed Dec 22, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Heavy duty sidewalk shed during NB const, filed sep. Sidewalk shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- No Work, filed Nov 5, 2025
- No Work, filed Oct 27, 2025
- Alteration, filed Jul 3, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Temporary haki system scaffold as per drawings. Haki system scaffold shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Mini-Crane”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2025, estimated cost $200K, described as “Upper ground floor artwallinstallation gantry”
- No Work, filed Mar 20, 2025
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of a temporary adt access system on the 1ST floor as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary quik deck platform system as per drawings. Quik deck platform system shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 23, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Use of mini crane during new building construction, filed separately under 121205604.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary work platform as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Work platform shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- No Work, filed Dec 2, 2024
- No Work, filed Dec 2, 2024
- Alteration, filed Oct 17, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Removal of existing interior partitions and finishes. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application: installation of temporary field office for 50th floor use during NB construction filed separately under 121205604”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2024, described as “Temporary suspended scaffold as per drawings during NB const, filed sep. Suspended scaffold shall comply with ch 33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2024, estimated cost $2.9M, described as “Miscellaneous structural support steel related to POPS Art Walls on Madison Avenue related to New Building 121205604”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2024, estimated cost $27.6M, described as “As per HUB CONSULTATION filed in conjunction with NB #121205604 for installation of interior nonbearing partitions and related finishes as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2024, estimated cost $31.2M, described as “As per HUB CONSULTATION filed in conjunction with NB #121205604 for interior construction of non-load bearing interior partitions, related finishes and Interconnecting stair from level 46 to 48 as per plans. No change in use, egress or…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Temporary suspended work platform as per drawings. Suspended work platform shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 15, 2024, estimated cost $5.1M, described as “As per hub consultation this interior ot application is filed in conjunction with NB 121205604 for construction of non interior partitions and related finishes as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or use undr this…”

109 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1012830021/270-park-avenue.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $687,893,400
- 2026–27 tax: $74,611,155
- Market value (city estimate): $1,528,652,000
- Taxable value: $687,787,200
- Assessed land: $43,380,000
- Assessed improvements: $644,513,400

## Zoning

C5-3: floor area ratio 25.53 built, above the 15.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 28, 2020: $33,072,265, 1,351,000 sq ft ($24 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

- 270 Park Ave. POPS/OPAS (revised design) (City Planning 2023M0378): Certification, Completed, filed Jan 12, 2024, decided Aug 12, 2024. Certifications pursuant to 37-78a and 81-681(b)(2)(i)(b) to facilitate a new public space is being sought by private applicant JPMorgan Chase N.A. at 270 Park Avenue in East Midtown, Community District 5, Manhattan.
- 270 Park - POPS Certification (City Planning 2020M0301): Certification, Completed, filed Dec 23, 2020, decided Jul 21, 2021. This is a private application by JPMorgan Chase, requesting a design certification of a future public space pursuant to ZR Section 37-78 and 81-681b) at 270 Park Avenue, in the East Midtown neighborhood of Community District 5, Manhattan.
- 270 Park Ave - Text Amendment (City Planning 2018M0428): Zoning text change, Completed, decided Jun 5, 2019. This is a private application by JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. requesting a text amendment to ZR Section 81-681 to facilitate an alternate public space design at 270 Park Avenue in East Midtown, Community District 5, Manhattan.
- 270 Park Ave - TDR Certification (City Planning P2018M0307): Certification, Completed, decided Dec 22, 2018. This is a private application by JP Morgan Chase requesting a certification pursuant to ZR Section 81-642 to facilitate the transfer of 666,766 square feet of commercial floor area from Grand Central Terminal to 270 Park Avenue in East…
- 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…

## In the news

[JPMorgan Tower’s Exterior Nears Completion At 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/12/jpmorgan-towers-exterior-nears-completion-at-270-park-avenue-in-midtown-east-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 31, 2025.

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