# 53 East 77th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1901 · Block 1392, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1013920025/53-east-77-street

More construction in Upper East Side: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/upper-east-side.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 2, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary storage per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 5, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold enclosure per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary system stair per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary material hoist per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 2, 2024, estimated cost $3.3M, described as “New 1 story rear yard extension w/skylight. Remove partial facade, PH terrace, stairs, fire escape and elevator. New interior partitions, floors, egress stairs, elevator and bulkhead. Restoration work south/west facade/new window infills @…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2024, estimated cost $97K, described as “Remove interior partitions, finishes, lighting fixtures, & non-structural walls,”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,987,450
- 2026–27 tax: $426,589
- Market value (city estimate): $8,861,000
- Taxable value: $3,932,419
- Assessed land: $1,354,500
- Assessed improvements: $2,632,950

## Zoning

C5-1 (part of the lot is R8B): floor area ratio 3.56 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 1, 2024: $20,000,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Upper East Side Historic District (Historic District). 22 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## Board and land use applications

- Appeal (Board of Standards and Appeals 293-01-A): Appeal, Denied, filed Oct 19, 2001, decided Jun 18, 2002. Appeal challenging the Department of Buildings’ decision dated September 20, 2001, which permitted the renovation of parts of subject building under the old code, when the cost of renovation of exceeds sixty percent of the value of the…

## In the news

[LPC Reviewing Proposal For 53 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/12/lpc-reviewing-proposal-for-53-east-77th-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 22, 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