# 2 Avenue, Manhattan

Vacant land · Block 1786, Lot 22.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1017860022/251-east-121-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 21, 2025, 85 units, 13 stories, described as “Proposed new thirteen story and cellar mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Fence application filed in conjunction with NB job #M01270610.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $406,800
- 2026–27 tax: $36,553
- Market value (city estimate): $904,000
- Taxable value: $336,960
- Assessed land: $406,800

## Zoning

R9A: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 7.52 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 29, 2026: $5,700,000, sold with other lots

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

- 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

[Permits Filed for 251 East 121st Street in East Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/05/permits-filed-for-251-east-121st-street-in-east-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, May 9, 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