1393 York Avenue, Manhattan
Dormitory · built 2023 · Block 1469, Lot 21.
Building permits
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Nov 3, 2021, estimated cost $118.0M, 220 units, 17 stories, described as “Accepted in HUB consultation 9/11/2020. Construct a new building accessory to Weill College of Medicine including new student residences, student common centers, fitness, and support spaces.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “WMC Dorm: Modifications of exterior doors, finishes and installation of new exterior ladder as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “New sign on East 74th Street entrance to the college residence.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Erect sign on entrance canopy reading "Weill Cornell Medicine" on the college residence building.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 17, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of a temporary adt access system on the 2ND thru 16TH floors as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Equipment to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- No Work, filed Jul 18, 2024
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2024, described as “Installation of a temporary adt access system on multiple floors 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 May 21, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary pipe scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 22, 2024, described as “Application for the installation and use of suspended scaffold as per plans filed herein. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2024, described as “Installation of a temporary adt access system on the 8TH 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 Jan 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary mobile equipment. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 18, 2023, described as “Installation of an adt access system on the roof 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 Dec 1, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary Loading Platforms. This application involve no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 24, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Equipment use: dual 7500 # capacity personnel/material hoists during NB const, filed sep. Hoists shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted separately”
- Alteration, filed Oct 24, 2023, estimated cost $100K, described as “Temporary hoist run-back structure during new bldg construction, filed separately. Hoist run-back structure shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bldg code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Hoist & elevator appl…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary mobile equipment. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary mobile equipment. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2022, estimated cost $350K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of (2) pre-manufactured chutes assembly for debris removal, as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with DM-123914522.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Construction fence as per drawings during NB const, filed sep. Construction fence shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Fence installed on sw / rdwy. Dot permits by others.”
- Alteration, filed May 2, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 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. Dot permits by others for sidewalk shed on roadway.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 6, 2022, estimated cost $30K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection at adjacent properties during bldg alteration, filed sep. Overhead protection shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of a temporary sidewalk shed as per plans submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes, chapter 33. no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 9, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Underground plumbing to accommodate the new residentail building.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $19,866,150
- Market value (city estimate)
- $44,147,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $2,533,500
- Assessed improvements
- $17,332,650
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (student dormitory), with no end date, about $2,155,080 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
R10 (part of the lot is R8B): floor area ratio 12.73 built, above the 10.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 20, 2019: $68,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
In the news
Weill Cornell Medical College Expansion Progresses at 1393 York Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, New York YIMBY, May 1, 2024.