# 1661 Madison Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 14 units · built 2022 · Block 1616, Lot 52.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1016160052/1661-madison-avenue

More construction in East Harlem: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/east-harlem.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 23, 2023, estimated cost $8K, described as “Install new plumbing work at first floor as per plans filed in conjunction with application # M00885546”
- Alteration, filed Jun 19, 2023, estimated cost $34K, described as “Proposed int, renovation of ex. health & fitness establishment @1st fl. with the erection of minor non-bearing partitions & new duct branches off existing mechanical system and minor partitions at cellar as reflected on plans.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 22, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300 psf”
- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300 psf”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Construction fence in conjunction with NB#121207185”
- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “This application is filed to install temp standpipe in conjunction with NB#121207185.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2020, estimated cost $200K, described as “Filing for structural work type in conjunction with new building job# 121207185. Paa includes a new stair opening on 1st-floor plan.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install sprinkler, standpipe, and plumbing systems per the plans filed herewith and in conjunction with NB#121207185. The sprinkler/standpipe systems are hydraulically calculated. There is no change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install mechanical systems per the plans filed herewith and in conjunction with NB#121207185. There is no change in use occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 19, 2019, estimated cost $2K, described as “This is a self certification job To install a construction fence asap prior to demolition around entire building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,549,800
- 2026–27 tax: $20,871
- Market value (city estimate): $3,444,000
- Taxable value: $167,788
- Assessed land: $139,050
- Assessed improvements: $1,410,750

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2058, about $171,908 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8A: floor area ratio 6.36 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 4, 2019: $2,650,000

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

- Harlem East Harlem Urban Renewal Plan Amendment (City Planning 2020M0408): Completed, decided Mar 2, 2021. HPD seeks an extension to the existing East Harlem Urban Renewal Plan which is set to expire in December 2020.

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for 1661 Madison Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/01/housing-lottery-launches-for-1661-madison-avenue-in-east-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 12, 2023.

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