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550-554 West 37 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00708 • Lot 0062 • Zip: 10018

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 550-554 West 37 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10018
Block: 00708
Lot: 0062
BBL: 1007080062
Unified address ID: 1007080062

Land use and zoning

Land use: Industrial & Manufacturing
Zoning: C6-4 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 7,406 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 75 ft x 98 ft
Built FAR: 1.22
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Warehouses - Fireproof (E1)
Year built: 1919
Last altered: 2006
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 9,000 sq ft
Building dimensions: 75 ft x 60 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: 438-444 ELEVENTH AVENUE, L.L.C.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,517,000
Total assessment: $682,650
Land assessment: $313,200
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 438-444 ELEVENTH AVEN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Hell's Kitchen
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
50 St A C E

About 10 minutes on foot · 659 m

  • Times Square 17 min 10 walking, 7 riding
  • Penn Station 18 min 10 walking, 8 riding
  • Grand Central 25 min 10 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 28 min 10 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 30 min 10 walking, 20 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 10 walking, 25 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 24, 2026 $60,000

    Full Demolition

    Full Demolition Signed-off

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 10, 2026 $10,000

    Full Demolition

    Full Demolition Signed-off

2025

  1. ECB violation Oct 17, 2025 $25,000

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED PARAPET WALL IN DANGER,MISSING BRICKS AT EXPOSURE #1 HOWEVER FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFI...

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 21, 2025 $5,000

    Full Demolition

    Full Demolition Signed-off

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 21, 2025 $10,000

    Full Demolition

    Full Demolition Signed-off

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 14, 2025 $60,000

    Full Demolition

    LOC Issued

  5. DOB violation May 27, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A BLDG IN A SAFE CONDITION.BLDG EXP2 HAS EXTENSIVE STUCO DMG&DETERIORATION W/NUMEROUS CRCKS.THE B...

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 23, 2024 $110,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB violation Sep 20, 2024

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    REMEDY: ERECT A FULLY SHEETED AND FULLY PLANKED SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOS URES #1 AND #2. ERECT A SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIM...

  3. ECB violation Sep 19, 2024 $6,250

    CLASS - 1

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED PARAPET WALL AT EXPOSURE #1 BULGING AND MISSING BRICKS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING. PARAPE...

  4. DOB violation Sep 19, 2024

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BULGING AND MISSING BRICKS OF PARAPET WALL AT EXPOSURE#1. PARAPET WALL IN DANGER OF CO...

2016

  1. Sale Mar 4, 2016 $44,000,000

    Changed hands

    550 WEST 37TH STREET

2013

  1. Sale May 3, 2013 $0

    Changed hands

    550 WEST 37TH STREET

2008

  1. Permit issued Apr 8, 2008

    PL / PL

    NYC WATER MAIN WORKS INC

  2. DOB filing Apr 8, 2008 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING HEREWITH INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2007

  1. Permit issued Dec 18, 2007

    EW / SP

    ALLSTATE SPRINKLER CORP

  2. Sale Nov 21, 2007 $0

    Changed hands

    550 WEST 37TH STREET

2006

  1. Permit issued Aug 25, 2006

    AL

    CITY LUMBER INC

  2. DOB filing Aug 25, 2006 $1,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM GARAGE TO HARDWARE AND BUILDING MATERIALS STORE AND OFFICES. ALL AS PER PLANS FILE HEREWITH.

  3. DOB filing Apr 6, 2006 $1,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM GARAGE TO HARDWARE AND BUILDING MATERIALS STORE AND OFFICES. ALL AS PER PLANS FILE HEREWITH.

2004

  1. ECB violation May 29, 2004 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL: CEMENT STUCCO AT PARAPET LEVEL, FRONT OF BUILDING, FROM N/W CORNER DUE N/...

1997

  1. DOB violation Feb 10, 1997

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1995

  1. DOB violation Aug 29, 1995

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1988

  1. ECB violation Aug 25, 1988 $0

    Hazardous

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
CLASSIC SANITATION CORP
RALPH CHAIRA
Owner
CITY LUMBER INC.
RICHARD SPODEK
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
438 - 444 ELEVENTH AVENUE, L.L.C.
KINGS PARK, NY, 11754
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
C/O TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
PARTY 1
C/O TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
PARTY 1
C/O TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: HNA GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC
1180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 1801
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: HNA GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
1180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 1801
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTEE/BUYER
ATTN: CHRIS MCCARTIN AND GENERAL COUNSEL
C/O TISHMAN SPEYER, 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
GRANTOR/SELLER
ATTN: DAVID MARX
158-13 72ND AVENUE
FLUSHING, NY, 11365
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O: TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O: TISHMAN SPEYER
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10111

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner