# 157 East 108th Street, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 1636, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1016360025/157-east-108-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Jun 6, 2025, 3 stories, described as “Filing of new 3-story building for school athletic facility as per plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 16, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of single personnel hoist in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, 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 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per plans. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary construction fence as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 10, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Removal of sprinkler system in assocation with full building demolition under a seperate DOB applicaiton. There is no change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 16, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed, pipe scaffold, needle beams and roof protection as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 22, 2025, estimated cost $200K, described as “Full demolition using hand held equipment, machine will only assist with loading out of debris”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,451,250
- Market value (city estimate): $3,225,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $1,451,250

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (nonprofit, use planned), with no end date, about $157,432 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 9, 2025: $1,326,923, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 13 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 ft (NAVD88).

## 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

[Excavation Underway For Nightingale-Bamford Athletics Facility At 167 East 108th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/04/excavation-underway-for-nightingale-bamford-athletics-facility-at-167-east-108th-street-in-east-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 3, 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