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Empire State Building, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00835 • Lot 0041 • Zip: 10118

Condition

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

7 Open DOB violations 689 on record • 1988–2023 0 Open ECB violations 241 on record • 1988–2024 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2019

Address

Primary address: Empire State Building, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10118
Block: 00835
Lot: 0041
BBL: 1008350041
Unified address ID: 1008350041

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Ownership: Private ownership
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 91,351 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 197 ft x 500 ft
Built FAR: 30.79
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only or Office with Commercial – 20 Stories or More (O4)
Year built: 1931
Last altered: 2011
Floors: 102
Total units: 513
Residential units: 0
Building area: 2,812,739 sq ft
Building dimensions: 198 ft x 425 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ESRT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, L.L.C.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $920,984,000
Total assessment: $414,442,800
Land assessment: $99,000,000
Exempt total: $12,754,152
Assessment owner: ESRT EMPIRE STATE BUI

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2026 $1,196,755

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 12, 2026 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2026 $150,003

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2026 $300,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2026 $150,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2026 $24,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB filing Jun 25, 2025 $21,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. Permit issued Apr 17, 2025

    EW / SP

    DEPENDABLE MECHANICAL COR

  3. DOB filing Jan 15, 2025 $6,500

    Alteration Type II

    SPRINKLER WORK TAKING PLACE ON THE 3RD AND 28TH FLOORS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP...

2024

  1. DOB filing Jul 11, 2024 $245,331

    Alteration Type II

    ARCHITECTURAL WORK TAKING PLACE ON THE 3RD, 22ND AND 28TH FLOORS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRES...

  2. DOB filing May 13, 2024 $43,000

    Alteration Type II

    NEW INSTALLATION OF PRE-ACTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN US E, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. ECB violation Mar 1, 2024 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    HOIST CABLES DAMAGED. DURING TRAVEL IN THE DOWN DIRECTION THE HOIST ROPES CROSSED CAUSING THE ELEVATOR TO SHUT DOWN. ...

2023

  1. DOB filing Aug 24, 2023 $100,215

    Alteration Type II

    ARCHITECTURAL LOUVER WORK TAKING PLACE ON THE 3RD FLOOR AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU...

  2. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB filing May 25, 2023 $75,000

    Alteration Type II

    GENERAL SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONS TAKING PLACE ON THE 83RD FLOORS AS PER DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGR...

  5. Permit issued May 11, 2023

    EW / SP

    PAR FIRE PROTECTION LLC

2022

  1. ECB violation Apr 18, 2022 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE DEPT. OF AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN AFATALITY OR AN INJURY.NOTE:A WORKER WERE INJURE...

  2. Permit issued Apr 1, 2022

    EW / OT

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  3. Permit issued Apr 1, 2022

    EW / OT

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  4. Permit issued Apr 1, 2022

    EW / OT

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  5. Permit issued Mar 28, 2022

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

2021

  1. DOB violation Aug 5, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Aug 5, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Aug 5, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. DOB violation Aug 3, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. ECB violation Aug 6, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED / ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT TIME OF SPOT CHECK INSPECTION FOR 4...

2018

  1. ECB violation Oct 23, 2018 $310

    CLASS - 2

    52B14,17B10. 52-SHORTEN HOIST ROPES; 17-BEND TABS AT ALL FLOORS

2017

  1. ECB violation Jun 20, 2017 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT COOLING TOWER 1000000383 HASBEEN INSPECTED,TESTED,& DISINFECTED,& THAT A MA...

  2. ECB violation Jun 3, 2017 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35244255K ISSUED ON ( )& TO FILE A C OF C 1-16-17 PURSU...

2013

  1. Sale Oct 7, 2013 $111,045,119

    Changed hands

    350 5TH AVENUE

2008

  1. Sale Dec 2, 2008 $0

    Changed hands

    338 5TH AVENUE

  2. Sale Nov 28, 2008 $0

    Changed hands

    338 5TH 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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CO., LLC
TIM CLANCY
DOB Filing 06/25/2025
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST
PATRICK PHILBIN
DOB Filing 01/15/2025
Owner
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CO LLP
JAMES CONNORS
DOB Filing 05/13/2024
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALITY TRUST
PATRICK PHILBIN
DOB Filing 05/25/2023
Owner
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CO. LLC
PIA SILVESTRI
DOB Filing 05/10/2021
Owner
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING CO, LLC
TIM CLANCY
DOB Filing 09/15/2020
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.
PATRICK PHILBIN
DOB Filing 05/13/2020
Owner
MDB DEVELOPMENT CORP
NICK FIORELLO
DOB Filing 04/16/2019
Owner
Empire State Building Co., LLC
James Connors
DOB Filing 03/27/2019
Owner
Empire State Building Co. LLC
James Connors
DOB Filing 03/18/2019

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
DOB NOW 08/12/2026
Owner
PR
Ossining, NY, 10562
DOB NOW 07/21/2026
Owner
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
DOB NOW 01/22/2026
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
HEMPSTEAD, NY, 11550
DOB NOW 06/26/2024
Owner
EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
DOB NOW 02/05/2024
Owner
KING HOIST AND SCAFFOLDING INC.
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
DOB NOW 08/21/2023
Owner
THORNTON TOMASETTI
FENTON, MO, 63026
DOB NOW 01/05/2021
Owner
EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC.
BROOKLYN, NY, 11237
DOB NOW 03/01/2019
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
18 W 33RD ST CORP.
18 WEST 33RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
ACRIS 05/30/2024
PARTY 1
TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMER
730 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 05/30/2024
GRANTOR/SELLER
GBG USA INC
4620 GRANDOVER PARKWAY
GREENSBORO, NC, 27407
ACRIS 10/29/2018
GRANTEE/BUYER
DIFFERENTIAL BRANDS GROUP INC
1231 SOUTH GERHART AVENUE
COMMERCE, CA, 90022
ACRIS 10/29/2018
PARTY 1
NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
110 WILLIAM STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 02/11/2015
PARTY 2
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
101 BARCLAY STREET, 7W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
ACRIS 02/11/2015
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ASSOCIATES L.L.C.
ACRIS 01/21/2015
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
ACRIS 01/21/2015
PARTY 2
BRIGHTROLL, INC.
350 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10118
ACRIS 09/02/2014
PARTY 1
BANK OF AMERICA
ONE INDEPENDENCE CENTER
101 NORTH TRYON STREET - FIFTH FLOOR
CHARLOTTE, NC, 28255
ACRIS 09/02/2014

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ESRT EMPIRE STATE BUI
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ESRT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, L.L.C.
PLUTO