# 1695 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 40 units · built 2025 · Block 1533, Lot 28.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1015330028/288-east-88-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $10.7M, 45 units, 24 stories, described as “New 24 Story Mixed Use Building”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Propose to install non-advertising sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 30, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Propose to install non-advertising sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 6, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2026, estimated cost $2K, described as “Knuckle boom truck use as per drawings. Knuckle boom shall comply with NYC building code. Dot/mta permits filed separately by others.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Temporary trolley beam system as per drawings during NB const, filed sep. Trolley beam shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 4, 2025, described as “Installation of a temporary 2-point suspended scaffold. Equipment shall comply with 2022 BC Chapter 33. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 3, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Temporary worker/contractor sheds/offices as per drawings to correct summons # 39536608R. Worker/contractor shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 9, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Storage of material / equipment on top of heavy duty sidewalk shed. Storage shall not exceed 150 psf. Shed filed under separate application. Storage shall comply with CH#33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this…”
- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation and use of telehandler equipment as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-M00637209.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 4, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation and use of temporary material platform construction equipment as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-M00637209.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 22, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “Temporary roof protection at adjoining properties during NB const, filed sep. Roof protection shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 22, 2024, estimated cost $2K, 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. Dot permits by others for fence on sidewalk/roadway.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 21, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary hoist run-back structure during new bldg construction, filed separately. Hoist run-back structure shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Hoist &…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 21, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “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 shed installed on roadway.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 21, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Equipment use: dual 7000 # capacity personnel/material hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist 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 Aug 8, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Construction fence filed in conjunction with NB # M00637209.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site from building demolition operations as per application #M00901280”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect site.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect site”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

4 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1015330028/288-east-88-street.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $791,550
- 2026–27 tax: $79,340
- Market value (city estimate): $1,759,000
- Taxable value: $637,836
- Assessed land: $791,550

## Zoning

C2-8: floor area ratio 23.77 built, above the 10.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 29, 2023: $26,260,000, 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.

## Board and land use applications

- CRONIES (City Planning P1997M0731): Completed, decided Jun 13, 1997. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 12 SEATS FOR 5-YEARS
- CRONIES (City Planning P1995M0432): Completed, decided Aug 29, 1994. NEW (CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP) UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 34\*SEATS
- CRONIES (City Planning P1992M0563): Completed, decided Mar 17, 1992. MODIFICATION OF CONSENT-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE FOR 5 YEARS\*WITH 34 SEATS
- CRONIES (City Planning P1990M0901): Completed, decided Oct 31, 1989. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE FOR 1-YEAR WITH 34 SEATS
- CRONIES (City Planning P1988M1112): Completed, decided Jan 12, 1988. CONSENT-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 32 SEATS
- CRONIES (City Planning P1986M1217): Completed, decided Dec 10, 1986. RENEWAL-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE
- CRONIES (City Planning P1984M1259): Completed, decided Apr 12, 1984. CONSENT-UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE

## In the news

[The Langdon Nears Completion At 288 East 88th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/09/the-langdon-nears-completion-at-288-east-88th-street-on-manhattans-upper-east-side.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 4, 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