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250 Lafayette Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00496 • Lot 0027 • Zip: 10012

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 250 Lafayette Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10012
Block: 00496
Lot: 0027
BBL: 1004960027
Unified address ID: 1004960027

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-5/R7D (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Through
Lot area: 3,292 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 126 ft
Built FAR: 5.09
Max residential FAR: 4.66
Max commercial FAR: 5
Max facility FAR: 4.66
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1866
Last altered: 1995
Floors: 6
Total units: 6
Residential units: 1
Building area: 16,766 sq ft
Building dimensions: 26 ft x 134 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: CHEN FOUNDATION, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $6,629,000
Total assessment: $2,983,050
Land assessment: $337,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CHEN FOUNDATION, INC.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood SoHo
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
Spring St A C E

About 5 minutes on foot · 307 m

  • Fulton Street 15 min 5 walking, 10 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 5 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 17 min 5 walking, 12 riding
  • Union Square 20 min 5 walking, 15 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 20 min 5 walking, 15 riding
  • Grand Central 25 min 5 walking, 20 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.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 2, 2026 $19,800

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB violation May 12, 2026

    LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE

2025

  1. ECB violation Apr 22, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    RETAIL STORE W/ENTRANCE ON 250 LAFAYETTE UTILIZING ADA ELEVATOR FOR RETAIL STORAGE OF GOODS. PARTITION DOORWAY TO ADA...

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 20, 2023 $11,200

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Dec 20, 2023 $35,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Dec 14, 2023 $12,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Dec 14, 2023 $38,800

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Dec 1, 2023 $315,840

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2019

  1. DOB violation Apr 24, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2018

  1. DOB filing Jun 6, 2018 $8,500

    Alteration Type II

    PLUMBING WORK BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION 1 APPLICATION NUMBER 120032696. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR ...

  2. DOB violation Apr 16, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. Permit issued Mar 26, 2018

    PL / PL

    C & T PLUMBING & HTG INC

  4. Permit issued Feb 2, 2018

    AL

    GON WAY CONSTRUCTION INC

  5. DOB filing Feb 2, 2018 $10,000

    Alteration Type I

    APPLICATION FILED TO REMOVE VIOLATION NUMBERS MTF01VP, MTF01EM, AND CONVERT FI RST FLOOR FROM EXISTING AUCTION ROOM T...

2016

  1. DOB violation Mar 16, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2015

  1. DOB violation Mar 19, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2010

  1. DOB violation Jan 4, 2010

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2009

  1. Permit issued Sep 16, 2009

    AL

    NEW YORK CARRIER TRADING

2006

  1. DOB filing Dec 8, 2006 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    ERECT NON BEARING INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS AT 2ND FLOOR. INSTALL (1) RESTROOM AND (1) WET BAR AT 1ST FLOOR WITH MINOR...

  2. Permit issued Oct 11, 2006

    PL / PL

    VALUE PLBG INC

  3. Permit issued Aug 15, 2006

    EW / OT

    METAL STONE CONSTRUCTION INC

  4. DOB filing Jul 19, 2006 $10,000

    Alteration Type I

    This application is filed to remedy work without permit of the interior wall partition work at 3rd floor only (ECB Vi...

  5. Permit issued Mar 15, 2006

    EW / OT

    A & T INTERNATIONAL GROUP

  6. DOB filing Mar 6, 2006 $2,000

    Alteration Type II

    THIS APPLICATION IS FILED FOR ERECTING (2) INTERIOR PARTITION WALLS ONLY. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.

2005

  1. ECB violation Sep 14, 2005 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO USE PANIC HARDWARE WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW AT ALL EXIT DOOR THROUGOUT ENITE BLDG. REMEDY: PROVIDE PANIC HARD...

  2. ECB violation Sep 14, 2005 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    EXIT PASSAGE OR CORRIDOR: REQUIRED WIDTH DECREASED BY OBSTRUCTION. AT ALL FLOOR EXIT STAIRWELLS ARE OBSTRUCTED BY OFF...

  3. ECB violation Sep 14, 2005 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    EXIT DOOR: REQUIRED WIDTH DECREASED BY OBSTRUCTION. AT ALL EXIT DOORS REQUIRED WIDTH BEING OBSTRUCTED BY VARIOUS MATE...

  4. ECB violation Sep 14, 2005 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG. DEFECTS NOTED; AT FIRE ESCAPE NEEDS TO BE SCCRAPED & PAINTED. REMEDY: SCRAP & PAINT FIRE ES...

  5. ECB violation Sep 14, 2005 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY( C OF O) C OF O# 112584 INDICATES COMMERCIAL GALLE...

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
THE T.F. CHEN CULTURAL CENTER
TED CHEN
Owner
CHEN FOUNDATION INC
LUCIA CHEN
Owner
Chen Foundation Inc.
Lucia Chen
Owner
CHEN FOUDNATION INC.
LUCIA CHEN
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Cole Schotz P.C.
NORWALK, CT, 06854
Owner
PR
New York, NY, 10001
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 2
ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, FLOOR 8
BOSTON, MA, 02210
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
C/O LANE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
152 WEST 57TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
ASSIGNOR
125 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
125 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ASSIGNOR
250 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
825 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY TWO
250 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
PARTY 1
250 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
PARTY TWO
250 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10012

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner