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53 West 68 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01121 • Lot 0110 • Zip: 10023

Address

Primary address: 53 West 68 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10023
Block: 01121
Lot: 0110
BBL: 1011210110
Unified address ID: 1011210110

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,908 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 19 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.96
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 3

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - City Residence (A4)
Year built: 1893
Last altered: 1893
Floors: 4
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 5,646 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 55 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: LOREN L BLACKFORD

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $14,589,000
Total assessment: $177,069
Land assessment: $50,248
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: LOREN L BLACKFORD

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 6, 2026 $109,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2010

  1. Permit issued Nov 22, 2010

    PL / PL

    A+ INSTALLATIONS CORP

  2. DOB filing Nov 22, 2010 $79,980

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF CELLAR LEVEL IN EXISTING OLD-CODE 1-FAMILY RESIDENCE. ALL STRUCTURAL WORK FILED UNDER SUBSEQENT APPLICA...

  3. Permit issued Nov 19, 2010

    EW / OT

    COFFEY CONTRACTING INC

  4. Permit issued Aug 13, 2010

    EW / OT

    COFFEY CONTRACTING INC

2009

  1. DOB filing Sep 30, 2009 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 20 FT LONG BY 35 FT HIGH AT 53 WEST 68 STREET. - DURING REPAIRS. - WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/...

  2. DOB filing Sep 16, 2009 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR A TOTAL OF 20 FT LONG AT 53 WEST 68 STREET. - DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO C...

2007

  1. Permit issued Apr 23, 2007

    EQ / EQ

    ROCKLEDGE SCAFFOLD

  2. Permit issued Mar 29, 2007

    EQ / EQ

    ROCKLEDGE SCAFFOLD

2006

  1. Permit issued Jul 14, 2006

    EQ / EQ

    ROCKLEDGE SCAFFOLD

2003

  1. Sale Apr 1, 2003 $6,000,000

    Changed hands

    53 WEST 68 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

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
LOREN BLACKFORD
Owner
NONE
JOEL KISSIN
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1/GRANTOR
53 WEST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
PARTY 1/GRANTOR
53 WEST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
PARTY 2/GRANTEE
1 MORTGAGE WAY
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, 08053
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTOR/SELLER
53 WEST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10023
GRANTEE/BUYER
91 CENRAL PARK WEST
NEW YORK, NY, 10023

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner