# 524 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan

House of worship · built 1959 · Block 2180, Lot 27.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1021800027/524-fort-washington-avenue

More construction in Washington Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/washington-heights.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Oct 20, 2022, estimated cost $100.1M, 164 units, 23 stories, described as “A 23-story new building.”
- Demolition, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Full demolition of existing building consisting of 3 levels above grad, and three levels below grade.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 24, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application filed for temporary construction fence to address violation 35647619Z and for NB # M00775662-I1”
- Alteration, filed May 2, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $4,089,600
- 2026–27 tax: $427,843
- Market value (city estimate): $9,088,000
- Taxable value: $3,943,980
- Assessed land: $2,983,050
- Assessed improvements: $1,106,550

## Zoning

R7-2: floor area ratio 0.54 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 28, 2022: $6,000,000, 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

- 524 Fort Washington Avenue (City Planning 2025M0413): Certification, Completed, filed Jul 3, 2025, decided Feb 13, 2026. A certification pursuant ZR# 66-21(c) to facilitate a new, transit easement in agreement with MTA is being sought by private applicant at 524 Fort Washington Avenue in Inwood, Community District 12 of Manhattan.

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