# 3RD Avenue, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 1637, Lot 33.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1016370033/185-east-109-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jun 24, 2021, estimated cost $20.0M, 101 units, 16 stories, described as “Proposed new sixteen story and cellar mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Cut and grout piles as per plans. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB# M00542354-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 6, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Fence application filed herewith in conjunction with New Building, Job #M00542354.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed and overhead protection as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed, overhead protection and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 23, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed, debris chute and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,343,700
- 2026–27 tax: $92,423
- Market value (city estimate): $2,986,000
- Taxable value: $851,982
- Assessed land: $1,343,700

## Zoning

R9: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 7.52 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 16, 2022: $13,500,000
- Dec 4, 2020: $3,505,826, 14,700 sq ft ($238 per sq ft)

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

## 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…

## In the news

[185 East 109th Street Remains Stalled in East Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/04/185-east-109th-street-remains-stalled-in-east-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 25, 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