# 1638 Park Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 24 units · built 2022 · Block 1622, Lot 33.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1016220033/1638-park-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Dec 17, 2021, estimated cost $4.3M, 24 units, 9 stories, described as “Herewith filing for 9-story mixed use new building per plans (HPD affordable housing included). Please assign to a hub examiner as per approved consultation w/ rami bitar (12/10/21)”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2025, estimated cost $19K, described as “Minor interior renovation to the first floor commercial space (restaurant) as per plan, including the installation of a new hood, ducts, and precipitator. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2023, estimated cost $50K, described as “Installation of ANKA SC285GZ 6,000# temporary single car personnel/material hoist per plan and application submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary adjacent overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 6, 2022, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of temporary adjacent roof protections per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 2, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed on roadway filed in conjunction with NB # M00645064 per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2022, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of plywood construction fence to enclose vacant lot.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 7, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing for fence application in conjunction with new building. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,225,800
- 2026–27 tax: $146,885
- Market value (city estimate): $2,724,000
- Taxable value: $1,180,845
- Assessed land: $75,600
- Assessed improvements: $1,150,200

## Zoning

R9: floor area ratio 8.35 built, above the 7.52 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 15, 2021: $2,000,000

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

- East Harlem Neighborhood Rezoning (City Planning P2017M0088): Completed, decided Dec 5, 2017. The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP), together with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), is proposing a series of land use actions -including zoning map amendments, zoning text amendments, and…

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for 1638 Park Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/02/housing-lottery-launches-for-1638-park-avenue-in-east-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 28, 2024.

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