# 16 Convent Avenue, Manhattan

Parking · Block 1967, Lot 78.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1019670078/16-convent-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Sep 12, 2025, 84 units, 11 stories, described as “Proposed new 11 story mixed use residential & community facility building”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Equipment use: single 6000 # capacity personnel hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted separately”
- Alteration, filed Mar 18, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Construction fence as per drawings during NB construction filed, sep. Construction fence shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Dot permits by others for fence installed on…”
- Alteration, filed Mar 16, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Heavy duty sidewalk shed during NB const, filed sep. Sidewalk shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $798,750
- 2026–27 tax: $67,824
- Market value (city estimate): $1,775,000
- Taxable value: $625,220
- Assessed land: $798,750

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 7, 2025: $7,500,000

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

[Developer Closes on Site of Forthcoming Residential Building at 16-20 Convent Avenue In West Harlem, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/05/developer-closes-on-site-of-forthcoming-residential-building-at-16-20-convent-avenue-in-west-harlem-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, May 13, 2025.

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