# 1291 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Single-room occupancy · built c. 1915 · Block 1429, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1014290001/1291-3-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 22, 2024, estimated cost $120K, described as “Application filed for steel dunnage as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “New (2) grease trap in the cellar”
- Alteration, filed Sep 22, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Filing Plans for, sequence, means and method for the proposed partial demolition of existing 5 story buildings, in conjunction with Alt I # 121188320”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary catwalk connection to existing fire escape platforms for 1291 3RD ave .no change in use, egress,or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 12, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “Sprinkler work in conjunction with Alt I Enlargement (#121188339).”
- Alteration, filed Nov 19, 2019, estimated cost $23K, described as “Replacement of plumbing fixtures @ 2ND fl of exist mixed-use building. No change in egress, occupancy or use under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,548,000
- 2026–27 tax: $167,927
- Market value (city estimate): $3,440,000
- Taxable value: $1,548,000
- Assessed land: $675,000
- Assessed improvements: $873,000

## Zoning

C1-9: floor area ratio 3.73 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 28, 2018: $8,095,334
- Sep 7, 2016: $15,000,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- J.G. MELON (City Planning P1998M0521): Completed, decided Jan 30, 1998. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE FOR 1-YEAR WITH 14 SEATS
- J.G. MELON (City Planning P1997M0619): Completed, decided Apr 21, 1997. NEW-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 14 SEATS
- BURRITO JUNCTION (City Planning P1995M0407): Completed, decided Jul 25, 1994. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED FOR A SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 33 SEATS FOR 5\*YEARS

## In the news

[THE74 Wraps Up Construction At 201 East 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/10/the74-wraps-up-construction-at-201-east-74th-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 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