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136-140 West 21 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00796 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 10011

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 136-140 West 21 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10011
Block: 00796
Lot: 0060
BBL: 1007960060
Unified address ID: 1007960060

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: C6-3A (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,348 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 69 ft x 92 ft
Built FAR: 12.2
Max residential FAR: 7.52
Max commercial FAR: 6
Max facility FAR: 7.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Educational Structures - Miscellaneous (W9)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 12
Total units: 13
Residential units: 0
Building area: 77,437 sq ft
Building dimensions: 69 ft x 92 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $11,449,000
Total assessment: $5,152,050
Land assessment: $931,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Chelsea
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
23 St A C E

About 3 minutes on foot · 157 m

  • Penn Station 9 min 3 walking, 6 riding
  • Times Square 10 min 3 walking, 7 riding
  • Union Square 16 min 3 walking, 13 riding
  • Grand Central 18 min 3 walking, 15 riding
  • Fulton Street 18 min 3 walking, 15 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 23 min 3 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 Aug 6, 2026 $84,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 24, 2026 $0

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 24, 2026 $45,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 10, 2025 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 6, 2024 $59,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. Permit issued Jun 30, 2024

    EW / OT

    STRUCTURAL PRESERV SYSTEM

  3. DOB NOW filing May 24, 2024 $0

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. ECB violation Jan 16, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE ACCEPTABLE AMENDED CYCLE 9A REPORT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INITIAL FA...

2023

  1. Permit issued Jun 28, 2023

    EW / OT

    STRUCTURAL PRESERV SYSTEM

2022

  1. Permit issued Jul 25, 2022

    EW / OT

    STRUCTURAL PRESERV SYSTEM

  2. ECB violation Apr 6, 2022 $312

    CLASS - 2

    OIL SUPPLY PUMP MUST BE INTERLOCKED WITH BURNER CANNOT RUN CONTINOUS,SEAL ALL HOLES IN BOILER ROOM,CLEAN OUT COMBUSTI...

  3. ECB violation Mar 25, 2022 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAITAIN EXTERIOR BLDG FACADE & APPURTENANCES. AT SOUTH ELEVATION,EXP#3 OBSERVED CORROSION & DEFECTIVE STEE...

  4. DOB violation Mar 25, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO EDFECTED FIRE ESCAPE. CORROSION STEEL CHANNELS AT SOUTH ELEVATION EXPOSURE #3. REMEDY: IM...

  5. DOB violation Feb 21, 2022

    FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

  6. DOB filing Feb 7, 2022 $27,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR STORAGE AREA AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2021

  1. Permit issued Dec 23, 2021

    EW / OT

    CREATIVE TEAM INTERIORS I

  2. Permit issued Jun 30, 2021

    EW / OT

    STRUCTURAL PRESERV SYSTEM

  3. Permit issued Jan 21, 2021

    EW / OT

    STRUCTURAL PRESERV SYSTEM

2020

  1. ECB violation Nov 9, 2020 $625

    CLASS - 2

    REPLACE WORN BRAKES., PROVIDE UP TO DATE ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK FOR YEAR 2020., PROVIDE TOP OF CAR CAT 5 YEAR ...

  2. ECB violation Nov 9, 2020 $625

    CLASS - 2

    PROVIDE A.B.C RATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE MOTOR ROOM., PROVIDE UP TO DATE ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK FOR YEAR 2...

  3. ECB violation Nov 9, 2020 $625

    CLASS - 2

    CLEAN HOIST ROPES., ADJUST OR REPLACE BRAKE PADS., CLEAN TOP OF CAR( OIL)., PROVIDE TOP OF CAR HOIST ROPES DATA TAG.,...

2019

  1. DOB violation Sep 3, 2019

    LL2604S-SPRINKLER NONE

    FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

  2. DOB violation Aug 3, 2019

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB filing Jun 28, 2019 $75,000

    Alteration Type II

    RESTORATION OF SIDEWALK VAULT AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  4. DOB filing Jun 7, 2019 $10,000

    Alteration Type I

    ALTERATION TYPE-1 TO ESTABLISH EXISTING LEGAL USE AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH.

  5. DOB violation May 2, 2019

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  6. DOB filing Feb 21, 2019 $3,000

    Alteration Type III

    FILING HEREWITH FIRE PROTECTION PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT. 1 #122450114. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2018

  1. DOB filing Jul 24, 2018 $250,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGR...

  2. DOB filing Jul 24, 2018 $167,500

    Alteration Type II

    MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PLUMBING & HVAC SYSTEM AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPAN...

  3. DOB violation May 31, 2018

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017

2006

  1. Sale Jun 29, 2006 $17,330,000

    Changed hands

    136-140 WEST 21 STREET

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
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
JOHN DYE
Owner
School of Visual Arts
Mario Arroyave
Owner
VISUAL ARTS HOLDING CORP.
CHARLES BYRNE
Owner
THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
PAUL WIATER
Owner
VISUAL ARTS HOLDING CORP.C/O SVA
CHARLES BYRNE
Owner
VISUAL ARTS HOLDING CORP .C/O SV
CHARLES BYRNE
Owner
HMH Realty Co., Inc.
Marilee Bleetstein
Owner
DAST HOLDING CORP.
JAMES PIROT
Owner
REXTON/HMH REALTY
MICHAEL GOLISZESKI
Owner
REXTON REALTY
MICHAEL GOLSISZESKI

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS
NEW YORK, NY, 10271
Owner
School of Visual Arts
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
RUTHERFORD, NJ, 07070
Owner
JERRICK ASSOCIATES, INC.
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY TWO
209 EAST 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
PARTY 1
209 EAST 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
211 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
PARTY 2
250 OAK RIDGE RD.
OAK RIDGE, NJ, 07438
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
150 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY TWO
209 EAST 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
PARTY ONE/MORTGAGOR
209 EAST 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
ASSIGNEE
125 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
209 EAST 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10010
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
150 EAST 42ND STREET - 39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner