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253 West 51 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01023 • Lot 0104 • Zip: 10019

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 253 West 51 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10019
Block: 01023
Lot: 0104
BBL: 1010230104
Unified address ID: 1010230104

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C6-4 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,568 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.07
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - Predominant Retail with Other Uses (K4)
Year built: 1991
Last altered: 1991
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 5,309 sq ft
Building dimensions: 40 ft x 75 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: CHANS REALTY INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,318,000
Total assessment: $1,043,100
Land assessment: $319,050
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: CHANS REALTY INC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Theater District
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
49 St N W Q R

About 2 minutes on foot · 133 m

  • Times Square 8 min 2 walking, 6 riding
  • Union Square 13 min 2 walking, 11 riding
  • Grand Central 15 min 2 walking, 13 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 2 walking, 14 riding
  • Fulton Street 26 min 2 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 29 min 2 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.

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 6, 2024 $50,820

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2021

  1. DOB violation Dec 2, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2016

  1. DOB violation Jun 1, 2016

    EVCAT5-NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

2014

  1. DOB filing Dec 2, 2014 $39,300

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION W/PLUMBING WORK FOR PROPOSED CAFE

  2. Permit issued Aug 14, 2014

    PL / PL

    CASE PLUMBING LLC

  3. Permit issued Aug 6, 2014

    EW / OT

    BYZAN CONSTRUCTION INC

  4. Permit issued Aug 6, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    BYZAN CONSTRUCTION INC

  5. DOB filing Apr 21, 2014 $65,500

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION W/PLUMBING WORK FOR PROPOSED CAFE

  6. DOB violation Mar 31, 2014

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2012 INSPECTION/TEST

2013

  1. DOB violation Apr 15, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB violation Feb 16, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2010

  1. DOB violation Oct 8, 2010

    VCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

2009

  1. Permit issued Mar 25, 2009

    AL / OT

    STEINWAY AWNING II, LLC

  2. DOB filing Mar 25, 2009 $1,000

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF STORE FRONT BUSINESS AWNING. NO CHANGE OF EGGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE

2007

  1. DOB filing Sep 24, 2007 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE, REMOVE MINOR PARTITION PER PLAN, INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT AND REPAIR THE FLOOR TILE AT FR...

2006

  1. Permit issued Sep 28, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    GEORGE CHO CONTRACTORS

  2. Permit issued Sep 28, 2006

    EW / OT

    GEORGE CHO CONTRACTORS

1991

  1. ECB violation Sep 9, 1991 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR SIGN: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO CONTRACTOR SIGN WAS POSTED ON PREMISES.REMED: POST CONTR...

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
N/A
GARY CHAN
Owner
SAM VASILI
SAM VASILI
Owner
CHAN'S REALTY INC
ELBERT CHEN
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
FLUSHING, NY, 11354
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY TWO
253 WEST 51ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
PARTY 1
183 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
183 CENTRE STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
ASSIGNOR
253 WEST 51ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY, 10104
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
8100 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
MCLEAN, VA, 221023110
ASSIGNOR
C/O ROSE ASSOCIATES, INC.
200 MADISON AVE., 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 100163912
PARTY 1
125 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
125 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY ONE
670 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, SUITE 305
SCARSDALE, NY, 10583

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner