# 185 East 80th Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 38 units · built c. 1915 · Block 1509, Lot 133.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1015090133/185-east-80-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Mar 28, 2025, 61 units, 34 stories, described as “Construct new 34 story new building as per plans filed”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 24, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of heavy-duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Demolition, filed Oct 15, 2025, estimated cost $340K, described as “Full demolition of 6 story structure by hand and mechanical means to assist from exterior on grade.”
- Demolition, filed Feb 20, 2025, estimated cost $340K, described as “Full demolition of 4 story structure using hand held and mechanical equipment to assist from exterior”
- Demolition, filed Feb 20, 2025, estimated cost $340K, described as “Full demolition of four story structure, using hand held and mechanical to assist.”
- Demolition, filed Feb 20, 2025, estimated cost $340K, described as “Full demolition of four story structure, using hand held and mechanical means to assist.”
- Demolition, filed Feb 20, 2025, estimated cost $340K, described as “Full demolition of 4 story structure, using hand held and mechanical equipment to assist”
- Alteration, filed Feb 3, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 3, 2025, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 3, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 3, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $14K, described as “Interior non-structural removals to remove finish ceilings, floors, walls; and non-structural partition walls”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $23K, described as “Interior non-structural removals to remove finish ceilings, floors, walls; and non-structural partition walls”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $23K, described as “Interior non-structural removals to remove finish ceilings, floors, walls; and non-structural partition walls”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Interior non-structural removals to remove finish ceilings, floors, walls; and non-structural partition walls”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $113K, described as “Replace new low pressure steam boiler and (1) new #2 oil burner. No change in means of egres, use group, or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $7,871,748
- 2026–27 tax: $683,300
- Market value (city estimate): $17,492,774
- Taxable value: $5,493,203
- Assessed land: $1,415,700
- Assessed improvements: $6,456,048

## Zoning

C1-9 (part of the lot is R8B): floor area ratio 3.17 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 11, 2022: $16,666,667, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Demolition Quickly Unfolding for 34-Story Skyscraper at 185 East 80th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/01/demolition-quickly-unfolding-for-34-story-skyscraper-at-185-east-80th-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 15, 2026.

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