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120-126 Mercer Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00498 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 10012

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 120-126 Mercer Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10012
Block: 00498
Lot: 0011
BBL: 1004980011
Unified address ID: 1004980011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-5/R9X (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Through
Lot area: 19,841 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 99 ft x 200 ft
Built FAR: 12.27
Max residential FAR: 9
Max commercial FAR: 5
Max facility FAR: 9
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1890
Last altered: 2024
Floors: 12
Total units: 6
Residential units: 0
Building area: 243,442 sq ft
Building dimensions: 99 ft x 200 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ESRT 555-557 BROADWAY, L.L.C.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $92,608,000
Total assessment: $41,673,600
Land assessment: $4,500,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SCHOLASTIC 557 BROADW

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 May 22, 2026 $174,996

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing May 5, 2026 $667,246

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 26, 2026 $250,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 21, 2026 $159,939

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2026 $10,002

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2026 $10,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. Sale Dec 17, 2025 $386,000,000

    Changed hands

    549 BROADWAY

  2. Sale Dec 17, 2025 $386,000,000

    Changed hands

    549 BROADWAY

2024

  1. DOB filing Jun 17, 2024 $110,550

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFY EXISTING SPRINKLER LAYOUT ON 4TH TO 7TH FLOORS AND ADD NEW AUXIUARY HOSE CABINETS ON 4TH TO 7TH FLOORS AS PER ...

  2. DOB filing May 9, 2024 $318,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE HOSE RACK ON 2ND FLOOR, AND ADD NEW HOSE CABINETS ON CELLAR, 11TH 12TH FLOORS, AND ADD NEW HOSE RACKS ON FIRS...

  3. DOB filing Apr 15, 2024 $168,011

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFY EXISTING SPRINKLER LAYOUT TO ACCOMMODATE NEW ELEVATOR SHAFTS AS PER PLANS FILED.

  4. DOB filing Mar 29, 2024 $200,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFY EXISTING SPRINKLER LAYOUT ON 8TH TO 10TH FLOORS AND RELOCATE EXSISTING HOSE RACK AND ADD NEW AUXIUARY HOSE CAB...

  5. DOB filing Mar 6, 2024 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    ADDITION TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ON 8TH, 9TH, AND 10TH FLOORS AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUAPNCY, ...

2021

  1. DOB filing Sep 2, 2021 $0

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT TEMPORARY WOOD FENCE ENCLOSURE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF VAULT REHABILITATION AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE...

  2. ECB violation Jun 1, 2021 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE8B REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAM DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL&APPURTEN...

  3. DOB violation Apr 29, 2021

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  4. Permit issued Mar 29, 2021

    EW / OT

    AHEARN-HOLTZMAN, INC

  5. ECB violation Mar 8, 2021 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILRUE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS.ON T...

2020

  1. Permit issued Nov 29, 2020

    EW / OT

    AHEARN-HOLTZMAN, INC

  2. ECB violation Jun 29, 2020 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35344890H ISSUED ON 10-25-2018,AND TO FILE...

  3. DOB violation Jun 29, 2020

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2019)

  4. DOB violation Jun 28, 2020

    EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 IN 2018

2019

  1. Permit issued Dec 30, 2019

    PL / PL

    ASHLAND PLUMBING CORP

  2. ECB violation Nov 15, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    AC 27-929.1, FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS & FILE SPRINKLER REPORT PR...

  3. Permit issued Sep 13, 2019

    EQ / EQ

    JT MAGEN & COMPANY INC

  4. Permit issued Sep 13, 2019

    AL

    JT MAGEN & COMPANY INC

  5. DOB violation Sep 3, 2019

    LL2604S-SPRINKLER NONE

    FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

  6. DOB violation Apr 29, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  7. DOB violation Apr 29, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

    CEASE USE

  8. Permit issued Mar 5, 2019

    EW / SD

    SIRINA FIRE PROT CORP

2018

  1. ECB violation Oct 25, 2018 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES.NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION:WEST ELEVATION EXPOSURE #4...

  2. ECB violation Oct 25, 2018 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    103-04:OWNER FAILED TO REPAIR(WEST ELEVATION EXPOSURE #3 OPEN AND DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS AT CORNER OF PARAPET ADJ...

2014

  1. Sale Feb 28, 2014 $255,000,000

    Changed hands

    555 BROADWAY

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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
SCHOLASTIC 557 BROADWAY, LLC
JONATHAN FELDBERG
Owner
CB RICHARD ELLIS
WAYNE TAUB
Owner
SCHOLASTIC, INC.
WILLIAM BRETSCHGR
Owner
547 BROADWAY REALTY INC
ERICK MARTINEZ
Owner
ISE AMERICA
GREG CLANTON
Owner
ISE AMERICA, INC.
TORU IWAMURA
Owner
ISE AMERICA, INC
TORU IWAMURA
Owner
ISE- AMERICA INC.
TORU IWAMURA
Owner
CUSHMAN&WAKEFIELDINCAAFSCHLASTIC
NANCY LARA
Owner
ISE 555 BROADWAY, LLC
TORU IWAMURA

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
empire state realty trust
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
Owner
KING HOIST AND SCAFFOLDING INC.
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
C/O: ESRT MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
111 WEST 33RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10120
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: ESRT MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
111 WEST 33RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10120
GRANTOR/SELLER
557 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
Party 2
557 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O ISE AMERICA, INC., 2063 ALEXANDER STREET
NEWBERRY, SC, 29108
PARTY TWO
122 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10168
LESSOR
110 WILLIAM STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
LESSEE
110 WILLIAM STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
LESSEE
557 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
PARTY 1
TO UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
101 BARCLAY STREET, 21W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner