1490 Macombs Road, The Bronx
Commercial · built 2014 · Block 2865, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Erect illuminated accessory business channel letters on non-illuminated backer panel reading "puregym"”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2026, estimated cost $9K, described as “Erect illuminated accessory business channel letters on non-illuminated backer panel reading "puregym"”
- No Work, filed Jan 28, 2026
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2025, estimated cost $140K, described as “New partial height interior non-load bearing stud wall, and entry check-in doors within an existing gym. No change in occupancy, use or egress”
- Alteration, filed Jun 11, 2018, estimated cost $4K, described as “Illuminated non advertising accessory sign. Davita kidney care. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 22, 2018, estimated cost $2K, described as “Non illuminated non advertising accessory sign. Davita kidney care. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,045,250
- 2026–27 tax
- $218,959
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,545,000
- Taxable value
- $2,018,430
- Assessed land
- $226,800
- Assessed improvements
- $1,818,450
Zoning
R8A: floor area ratio 2.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
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 100-14-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed May 8, 2014, decided Nov 18, 2014. Special Permit (§73-36) to allow for a physical culture establishment (PCE) (Blink Fitness) within a portions of a new two-story commercial building (currently under construction). C8-3 zoning district.