# 620 West 153rd Street, Manhattan

Apartment building · 238 units · built 2022 · Block 2099, Lot 17.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1020990017/620-west-153-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 19, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installing additional SP heads in conjunction with NB job#140990890”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of dual temporary personnel/material hoist for worker access during construction, dual temporary personel/material hoist complies with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 1, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of supported scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of a new generator with all associated piping and equipment”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 275 gal fuel storage tank in conjunction with generator filing M00642608-I1”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler / Standpipe specifications and work types filed in conjunction with NB job number: 140990890”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2021, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 12, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing specifications and work types filed in conjunction with NB job number: 140990890”
- Alteration, filed Mar 12, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical specifications and work types filed in conjunction with NB job number: 140990890”
- Alteration, filed Mar 9, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb Cut application filed in conjunction with NB job number: 140990890”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural specifications and work types filed in conjunction with NB job number: 140990890”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans during general construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with 2014 NYC building code, chapter 33.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary scaffold as per plans in conjunction with general construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Scaffold shall comply with 2014 NYC building code, chapter 33”
- Alteration, filed Jun 21, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2018, described as “Installation of fence as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2018, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2018, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $20,781,000
- 2026–27 tax: $80,260
- Market value (city estimate): $46,180,000
- Taxable value: $645,231
- Assessed land: $449,100
- Assessed improvements: $20,331,900

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2058, about $2,504,688 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8: floor area ratio 8.45 built, above the 6.02 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

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2025-34-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Aug 29, 2025, decided Apr 27, 2026. Variance (§72-21) to permit the legalization of an existing 28-story, with cellar, residential and community-facility building designed to comply with the Zoning Resolution bulk regulations applicable to a height factor building in an R8…

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for Sunrose Tower at 620 West 153 Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/03/housing-lottery-launches-for-sunrose-tower-at-620-west-153-street-in-hamilton-heights-manhattan.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 25, 2023.

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