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135-153 West 37 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00813 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 10018

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 135-153 West 37 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10018
Block: 00813
Lot: 0001
BBL: 1008130001
Unified address ID: 1008130001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-9A/R12 (Manufacturing)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 24,095 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 98 ft x 244 ft
Built FAR: 17.98
Max residential FAR: 15
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1923
Last altered: 1989
Floors: 17
Total units: 60
Residential units: 0
Building area: 433,330 sq ft
Building dimensions: 99 ft x 240 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ESRT 501 SEVENTH AVENUE, L.L.C.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $109,461,000
Total assessment: $49,257,450
Land assessment: $18,360,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ESRT 501 SEVENTH AVEN

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 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 31, 2026 $21,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 31, 2026 $51,996

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 31, 2026 $8,498

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Jul 30, 2026 $38,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Jul 8, 2026 $3,923

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  6. DOB NOW filing Jul 8, 2026 $20,007

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  7. ECB violation May 7, 2026 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION FENCE INSTALLED DID NOT HAVE ANY VIEWING PANEL AND ONE ...

  8. DOB filing Apr 30, 2026 $384,100

    Alteration Type II

    APPLICATION DILED FOR INTERIOR PARTITIONS, HVAC, PLBG ADA RESTROOMS, FINISHES & ALL RELATED WORK PER PLANS FILED ...

  9. ECB violation Apr 20, 2026 $655

    CLASS - 2

    CLASS 2 RTS: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR DEVICE IN A SAFE AND CODE-COMPLIANT CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION, DEVICE WAS ...

2025

  1. Permit issued Apr 7, 2025

    EW / FB

    C C CONTROLLED COMBUSTION

2024

  1. Permit issued May 15, 2024

    PL / PL

    CC CONTROLLED PLBG CO.,IN

  2. DOB filing May 15, 2024 $364,000

    Alteration Type II

    RETROFIT (2) EXISTING COMBINATION GAS/OIL BURNERS ON (2) EXISTING LP BOILERS. REPLACEMENT (1) NEW HIGH PRESSURE GAS S...

  3. Permit issued May 2, 2024

    EW / OT

    C C CONTROLLED COMBUSTION

  4. Permit issued May 2, 2024

    EW / FB

    C C CONTROLLED COMBUSTION

  5. DOB filing Mar 1, 2024 $2,048,151

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

2022

  1. Permit issued Dec 13, 2022

    EW / OT

    SATO CONSTRUCTION CO.INC

  2. DOB filing Sep 27, 2022 $103,000

    Alteration Type II

    SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONS TO THE SC1, 2ND, 3RD, 8TH,9TH, 16TH AND PENTHOUSE AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE I...

  3. Permit issued Aug 3, 2022

    EW / SP

    CMA PLUMBING & HEATING IN

  4. ECB violation Jan 24, 2022 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION. AT THE TIME OFMY INSPECTION OF A NON-ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE...

  5. DOB filing Jan 14, 2022 $500,000

    Alteration Type II

    ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE 6TH & 7TH FLOOR AS PER PLANS FIELD HEREWITH. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU...

2021

  1. DOB filing Dec 14, 2021 $40,000

    Alteration Type II

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STAIRS & SLAB INFILL ON 6TH & 7TH FLS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. ECB violation Aug 11, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    BC33015-UNSAFE AND EQUIPMENT.AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED A SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD RESTING ON A SUPPORTED SCAFFOL...

  3. ECB violation May 12, 2021 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    WORK DOES NOT CONFORMED TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS/AMENDMENTS.NOTED: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF 18 STY F...

  4. 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

2020

  1. DOB violation Jul 17, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Jan 8, 2020

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    INSTALL APPROXIMATELY 99 LINEAR FEET SIDEWALK SHED ALONG 7TH AVENUE AND APPROXIMATELY 244 LINEAR FEET SIDEWALK SHED A...

2019

  1. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

  2. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

  3. DOB violation Sep 6, 2019

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

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

  4. ECB violation Apr 2, 2019 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM DOCUMENTED UNSAFE FACADE. AS NOTED: ON 2/12/19 501 7TH AVE F...

2013

  1. Sale Oct 7, 2013 $95,555,929

    Changed hands

    501 7 AVENUE

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
CB RICHARD ELLIS
WILLIAM FEEKS
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST LLC
ROBERT PENDER
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST
ROBERT PENDER
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
WILLIAM FEEKS
Owner
QUANTUM DESIGN
MOHAMMED ISLAM
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC.
BOB HORN
Owner
ESRT 501 7TH AVE., L.L.C.
WILLIAM FEEKS
Owner
CUSHMAN & WASKEFIELD
WILLIAM FEEKS
Owner
CB RICHARDS ELLIS INVESTOR
WILLIAM FEEKS
Owner
CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS
WILLIAM FEEKS

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
empire state realty trust
Ossining, NY, 10562
Owner
CONSOLIDATED SCAFFOLDING INC.
PUNTA GORDA, FL, 33950
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST
Great Neck, NY, 11021
Owner
ROCK GROUP NY CORP
JAMAICA, NY, 11432
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
501 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 99999
PARTY 1
C/O ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42 STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 2
275 BROADHOLLOW ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
PARTY 1
C/O ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42 STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 2
275 BROADHOLLOW ROAD
MELVILLE, NY, 11747
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O MALKIN HOLDINGS LLC,
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET,
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 1
C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 1
C/O MALKIN HOLDINGS LLC,
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET,
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 2
C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10165
PARTY 1
C/O MALKIN HOLDINGS LLC
ONE GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, 60 EAST 42ND STREET, 48TH
NEW YORK, NY, 10165

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner