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149-155 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01119 • Lot 0061 • Zip: 10023

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 149-155 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10023
Block: 01119
Lot: 0061
BBL: 1011190061
Unified address ID: 1011190061

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C4-7 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 15,063 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 100 ft x 150 ft
Built FAR: 6.62
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Theatres - T.V. Studios (J6)
Year built: 1978
Last altered: 1978
Floors: 7
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 99,769 sq ft
Building dimensions: 94 ft x 163 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: SC CAMPUS OWNER LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $26,129,000
Total assessment: $11,758,050
Land assessment: $5,844,150
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper West Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
86 St 1 2

About 2 minutes on foot · 92 m

  • Times Square 14 min 2 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 2 walking, 14 riding
  • Grand Central 21 min 2 walking, 19 riding
  • Union Square 26 min 2 walking, 24 riding
  • Fulton Street 27 min 2 walking, 25 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 34 min 2 walking, 32 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 Feb 26, 2026 $10,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 30, 2025 $5,508,900

    Full Demolition

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Oct 22, 2025 $100,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. ECB violation Oct 17, 2025 $10,000

    CLASS - 1

    NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED AND ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH GLASS AND FACADE REMOVED TO INSTALL THE HOI...

  4. ECB violation Oct 12, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    BC 3303.3 NO WATCHPERSON PROVIDED AS REQUIRED; A REVIEW OF DOB RECORDS SHOWS A BUILDING FOOTPRINT OF 15000 SF. UPON K...

  5. ECB violation Oct 12, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 1

    MY INSPECTION OF A BUILDING PERFORMING PARTIAL DEMOLITION FOR FULL DEMOLITION, APPROXIMATELY 99 FEET IN HEIGHT, SITE ...

  6. ECB violation Oct 12, 2025 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    BUILDING PERFORMING PARTIAL DEMOLITION FOR FULL DEMOLITION, APPROXIMATELY 99 FEET IN HEIGHT SITE CLOSE. I OBSERVED PR...

  7. DOB NOW filing Sep 23, 2025 $10,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  8. DOB NOW filing Sep 9, 2025 $10,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  9. DOB NOW filing Aug 19, 2025 $100,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. Sale Mar 18, 2022 $931,000,000

    Changed hands

    149 COLUMBUS AVENUE

2021

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 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

  2. DOB violation Aug 25, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB filing Jun 25, 2021 $449,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING TO REPAIR/REPLACE FACADE SURFACES AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDE...

2020

  1. Permit issued Nov 24, 2020

    EW / OT

    NICHOLSON & GALLOWAY, INC

  2. DOB violation May 28, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. DOB violation Apr 22, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2018

  1. DOB filing Dec 20, 2018 $7,500

    Alteration Type II

    RELOCATION OF CLASS E FIRE ALARM DEVICES. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB filing Aug 3, 2018 $155,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING TV CONTROL RM ON 2ND FLOOR. NEW FINISHES, MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR...

  3. Sale Jun 15, 2018 $980,000,000

    Changed hands

    149 COLUMBUS AVENUE

  4. DOB filing Jun 11, 2018 $155,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW PARTITIONS, CEILINGS, MECHANICAL WORK, SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONS. NO CH...

  5. DOB filing May 7, 2018 $5,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.

  6. DOB filing Jan 16, 2018 $6,000

    Alteration Type II

2017

  1. Permit issued Oct 23, 2017

    EW / SD

    GRINNELL LLC

  2. Permit issued Sep 29, 2017

    EW / OT

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  3. Permit issued Sep 29, 2017

    EW / MH

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  4. Permit issued Sep 28, 2017

    EW / SP

    SIRINA FIRE PROT CORP

  5. Permit issued Sep 5, 2017

    EW / MH

    JAMES E FITZGERALD INC

  6. DOB violation May 3, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2016

  1. DOB violation Apr 21, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2003

  1. ECB violation Jul 9, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    51B14 51-B-14-SHORTEN HOIST ROPES.

  2. ECB violation Jul 9, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    1B10/51K11/1-B-10-REPAIR ALARM BELL ON STOP SWITCH 51-K-11-HOIST ROPESRUSTED & WORN,REPLACE.

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
SILVERSTEIN GALAXY PROPERTY
BILL DACUNTO
Owner
WABC TV INC.
RICHARD GRAHAM
Owner
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
ANDREW AREL
Owner
DISNEY / ABC TELEVISION GROUP
PAT MOYNIHAN
Owner
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COS INC.
JONATHAN HEADLEY
Owner
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES,
JONATHAN HEADLEY
Owner
DISNEY CORE
ANDREW PUCHER
Owner
AMERICAN BROADCASTING CORP.
GENE CANNATARO
Owner
YORK SCAFFOLD EQUIPMENT CORP
KENNETH BUETTNER
Owner
DISNEY CORE SERVICES
ANDREW PUCHER

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
MC SUPERSTRUCTURE INC.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, 07073
Owner
EXTELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
New York, NY, 10017
Owner
DYNAMIC HOISTING SCAFFOLDING
New York, NY, 10036
Owner
YORK SCAFFOLD EQUIPMENT CORP.
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
330 MADISON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
PARTY ONE
C/O EXTELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
805 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
C/O EXTELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
805 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 1
ONE CITIZENS PLAZA
PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PARTY ONE
40 WEST 67TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
PARTY 1
125 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O DOUGLAS ELLIMAN
909 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 1
55 WATER STREET 9TH FL SW
OFFICE OF CITYSCAPE & FRANCHISES
NEW YORK, NY, 10041
PARTY 2
77 W 66TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
PARTY ONE
ONE COLUMBUS CIRCLE
15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10023

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner