1981 Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Religious · built 2022 · Block 1751, Lot 120.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2022, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of temporary roof 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 Nov 2, 2022, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection 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 Aug 23, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 21, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence 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 Aug 6, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Underground plumbing in conjunction with new building application 121206970. No change in use, ocupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 18, 2020, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed 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 Oct 8, 2020, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 104 lf heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plan, in conjunction with NB application 121206970”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical work in conjunction with new building application 121206970”
- Alteration, filed Jun 8, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “To erect a new construction fence in conjunction with NB application # 121206970. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of new sprinkler system in conjunction with new building application 121206970”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing work in conjunction with new building 121206970”
- Alteration, filed Apr 9, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural application in conjunction with new building 121206970”
- Alteration, filed Sep 24, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2019, estimated cost $7K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed during building alteration, filed separately. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2019, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect site, during full demolition.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install medium duty scaffolding as per plans. No change in use, egress, occupancy under this application. Pipe scaffolding shall comply with chapter 33 of the NYC building code. Sidewalk shed filed under separate application”
- Alteration, filed Aug 28, 2019, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install heavy duty sidewalk shed in order to demolish the building as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,254,150
- 2026–27 tax
- $135,728
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,787,000
- Taxable value
- $1,251,180
- Assessed land
- $350,100
- Assessed improvements
- $904,050
Zoning
R7-2: floor area ratio 19.97 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
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
1981 Madison Avenue Remains Stalled in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Aug 17, 2025.