597 5th Avenue, Manhattan
Commercial · built c. 1913 · Block 1284, Lot 2.
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Building permits
Permit records are unavailable right now; the map lists them once the city responds.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $20,601,000
- 2026–27 tax
- $2,228,939
- Market value (city estimate)
- $45,780,000
- Taxable value
- $20,547,000
- Assessed land
- $3,591,000
- Assessed improvements
- $17,010,000
Zoning
C5-3: floor area ratio 9.87 built, 15.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Mar 25, 2026: $54,000,000, 52,727 sq ft ($1,024 per sq ft)
- Jun 10, 2025: $55,949, sold with other lots
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS BLDG INTER. (City Planning P1990M0042): Completed, decided Sep 14, 1989. LANDMARK-CITY COLLEGE OF NY, REMSEN CEMETERY,TROTTING*COURSE LA; Additional LPC #(s): 344
- 597 FIFTH AVE (City Planning P1982M0798): Completed, decided May 27, 1982. LANDMARK-CITY COLLEGE OF NY, REMSEN CEMETERY,TROTTING*COURSE LA; Additional LPC #(s): 622