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178 Duane Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00141 • Lot 0025 • Zip: 10013

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 178 Duane Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10013
Block: 00141
Lot: 0025
BBL: 1001410025
Unified address ID: 1001410025

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: C6-2A (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,192 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 24 ft x 127 ft
Built FAR: 4.23
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 6
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1869
Last altered: 2006
Floors: 5
Total units: 6
Residential units: 6
Building area: 13,500 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 112 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: 538 WEST 53RD ST CO INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $4,058,000
Total assessment: $491,013
Land assessment: $105,874
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 538 WEST 53RD ST CO I

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Tribeca
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station

About 2 minutes on foot · 139 m

  • Fulton Street 14 min 2 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 15 min 2 walking, 13 riding
  • Times Square 17 min 2 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 18 min 2 walking, 16 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 20 min 2 walking, 18 riding
  • Grand Central 23 min 2 walking, 21 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. Permit issued Oct 8, 2025

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

2024

  1. Permit issued Jun 20, 2024

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

2023

  1. Permit issued Jul 13, 2023

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

2022

  1. Permit issued Dec 1, 2022

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

  2. DOB filing Dec 1, 2022 $1,000

    Alteration Type I

    FILED FOR BIZ APPLICATION NUMBER. APPROVAL UNDER APPLICATION ALT. 1081/79. CONVERT BUILDING TO ART. VII-B MULTIPLE DW...

2020

  1. DOB violation Jul 2, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. Permit issued Aug 20, 2019

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

  2. DOB violation Mar 19, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2018

  1. Permit issued Jul 2, 2018

    AL

    538 W.53RD CO. INC

  2. DOB violation Mar 15, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2017

  1. DOB violation Mar 9, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Jan 3, 2017

    ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

2016

  1. DOB violation May 4, 2016

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2015

  1. ECB violation Dec 23, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 1

    BC1001.4,27-356,FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE EXISTS FOR AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.NOTED:@ REAR FIRE ESCAPE EXIT FROM REAR ...

  2. ECB violation Dec 23, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS.NOTED DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS INDICATES RESIDECNE(...

  3. ECB violation Dec 23, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 1

    ALTERED/CHANGED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID C OF O AS PER 28-118.3.1 28-118.3.2.NOTED OBSERVED @ TIME OF INSP PREMISES ...

  4. ECB violation Aug 7, 2015 $250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN NOTED AT REAR FIRE ESCAPE MULTIPLE PLANT AND DEBRIS OBSTRUCTING EGRESS. RMDY: MAINTAIN BUILDING I...

2009

  1. ECB violation Feb 26, 2009 $1,200

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXT BLDG NOTE A 4"-0" SECTION OF LADDER @ FIRE ESCAPE EXPOSURE 1 IS WRAP WITH PLASTIC & TAPED CAU...

2006

  1. DOB filing Aug 8, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type II

    (333/05) LEGALIZE REPLACEMENT OF OIL BURNER, BOILER AND 2-275 GALLON FUEL OIL TANKS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCU...

1993

  1. ECB violation Mar 25, 1993 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    73X, 73#-RESTORE SERVICE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
340 EAST CO.
RICHARD ROBERTS
Owner
538 W. 53 STREET CO., INC.,
RICHARD ROBERTS
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
16 COURT ST
BROOKLYN, NY, 00000
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
135 WATTS ST
NY, NY, 10013
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
141 PRINCE STREET
NY, NY, 00000
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
295 LAFAYETTE STREET
NY, NY, 00000
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
16 COURT STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 00000
PARTY 1
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner