# 266 West 135th Street, Manhattan

Commercial · built c. 1910 · Block 1940, Lot 56.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1019400056/270-west-135-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jan 1, 2026, 72 units, 11 stories, described as “Mpp project project-000000520 please assign to dev hub, proposed new 11 story mixed use building”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2026, described as “Filing for installation of engineered enclosure system per 3309.17”
- Alteration, filed Nov 13, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Sep 15, 2025, estimated cost $60K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”
- Demolition, filed Dec 13, 2024, estimated cost $40K, described as “Demo of one story commercial structure of Church”
- Alteration, filed Jun 11, 2019, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,438,200
- 2026–27 tax: $140,842
- Market value (city estimate): $3,196,000
- Taxable value: $1,298,323
- Assessed land: $172,350
- Assessed improvements: $1,265,850

## Zoning

R7-2: floor area ratio 0.78 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 4, 2025: $9,250,000, sold with other lots
- Sep 24, 2024: $1,250,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[$45 Million Construction Loan Secured for 264-272 West 135th Street in Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/07/45-million-construction-loan-secured-for-264-272-west-135th-street-in-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 22, 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