413 East 120th Street, Manhattan
Public school · built 1954 · Block 1808, Lot 8.
Building permits
- New Building — Tower, filed Aug 5, 2025, 282 units, 21 stories, described as “A 21-story new residential Building”
- No Work, filed Jun 4, 2026
- Alteration, filed Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $32.0M, described as “Deep-energy retrofit and expansion of a former 5-story school building into a 6-story community facility.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of mechanical units as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 16, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2022, estimated cost $120K, described as “General construction consisting of partitions and finishes as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2022, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of Curb Cut per plans, no change of use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $3,815,179
- Market value (city estimate)
- $8,478,176
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $301,579
- Assessed improvements
- $3,513,600
Zoning
R8: floor area ratio 2.05 built, 6.02 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 X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.
Board and land use applications
- The Beacon (City Planning 2022M0328): Zoning map change, Urban development action area, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Jun 13, 2024, decided Mar 12, 2025. An application by HPD for UDAAP and disposition of real property located at 413 East 120th Street in East Harlem, Community District 11 and a zoning map amendment to rezone the area from R7X / R7-2 to an R8 zoning district. The actions…
- The Beacon - Change in the City Map (City Planning 2023M0160): City map change, Completed, filed Jun 13, 2024, decided Mar 12, 2025. An application by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for a change in the city map. Approval of the requested action would facilitate the development of a new 100% affordable 21-story mixed-use building at the…
- 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.
- PROMESA (City Planning P2012M0281): Completed, decided Jul 29, 2015. Urban Development Action Area Plan (UDAAP) designation and project approval for disposition of city-owned property and zoning map amendment from R7-2 to R7X/C1-5.
In the news
Permits Filed for 413 East 120th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Aug 10, 2025.