# 1968 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Apartment building · 18 units · built c. 1890 · Block 1636, Lot 34.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1016360034/1968-3-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1636: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/1636.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 12, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Interior work @ apartment #7 @ 5th floor. ( remove partition and doors.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2026, estimated cost $71K, described as “Repaird windowsills and lentils as needed.paint facade. Secure fire scape.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 24, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of new business accessory awning at osp as per plan. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $25K, described as “Gas piping replacement, associated with general construction job application #M00796499-I1”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $8K, described as “Gas piping replacement, associated with plumbing job application #M00797230-I1”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $471,600
- 2026–27 tax: $58,550
- Market value (city estimate): $1,048,000
- Taxable value: $470,700
- Assessed land: $36,000
- Assessed improvements: $435,600

## Zoning

R9: floor area ratio 3.92 built, 7.52 allowed by base zoning.

## 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.
- 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…

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