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171 West 85 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01216 • Lot 0003 • Zip: 10024

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 171 West 85 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10024
Block: 01216
Lot: 0003
BBL: 1012160003
Unified address ID: 1012160003

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C2-7A (Commercial)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,917 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 102 ft
Built FAR: 7.67
Max residential FAR: 7.52
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 7.5
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1934
Last altered: 1934
Floors: 6.5
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 14,696 sq ft
Building dimensions: 19 ft x 95 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: DOROT INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $5,001,000
Total assessment: $2,250,450
Land assessment: $450,000
Exempt total: $2,250,450
Assessment owner: DOROT INC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper West Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 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 27, 2026 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 17, 2025 $9,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Feb 22, 2023 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2021

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 14, 2021 $15,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. Permit issued Jun 22, 2021

    EW / OT

    CPM BUILDERS INC

  3. DOB filing Jun 22, 2021 $100,700

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISITNG COMMUNITY CENTER OFFICES AS PER PLAN. PARTITIONS AND FINISHES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE ...

2020

  1. DOB violation Sep 10, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB filing Jul 20, 2020 $145,825

    Alteration Type II

    FILING FOR FACADE REPAIR WORK; NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. Permit issued Mar 16, 2020

    EW / OT

    COLGATE RESTORATION CORP

2019

  1. Permit issued Jun 11, 2019

    EW / OT

    COLGATE RESTORATION CORP

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 29, 2019 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2018

  1. DOB violation Jun 25, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation May 31, 2018

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017

  3. DOB NOW filing May 7, 2018 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB violation May 4, 2018

    FISP-FACADE SAFETY PROGRAM FACADE REQUIRED

2016

  1. DOB violation May 23, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2015

  1. DOB violation Jun 26, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB filing May 6, 2015 $52,000

    Alteration Type II

    MANUAL/ AUTOMATIC SMOKE/ HEAT / SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM W CENTRAL OFICE CONNECTION

2006

  1. DOB filing Mar 20, 2006 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    Installation of accoustical panel enclosure around existing HVAC Unit on Roof including structural steel supports. No...

2005

  1. Permit issued Oct 6, 2005

    EW / OT

    T. STEELE CONSTRUC INC

  2. DOB filing Jul 12, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type I

    SUBSEQUENT APPLICANT RESPONSIBLE FOR STRUCTURAL WORK.

2003

  1. DOB filing May 28, 2003 $1,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. Permit issued Jan 3, 2003

    AL

    NUTECH CONTRACTING INC

2002

  1. Permit issued Oct 2, 2002

    EW / SD

    C. JAMES PLUMBING & HEATING, INC

1998

  1. ECB violation Nov 5, 1998 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    50F11. -50F11 SOLVE BACK LASH PROBLEM MAIN MACHINE

1990

  1. ECB violation Dec 13, 1990 $115

    Unknown

    FAILURE TO HAVE APPROVED PA PLAN AVAILBLE FOR INSPECTION REMEDY PROVIDE APPROVE PLAN FOR INSPECTION

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
DOROT INC.
DOROTHY HELLMER
Owner
DOROT, INC
DOROTHY HELLMER
Owner
DOROT INC,
DOROTHY HELMER
Owner
Dorot, Inc
Vivian Ehrlich
Owner
Dorot Inc.
Vivian Ehrlich
Owner
DOROT INC
VIVIAN EHRLICH
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
DOROT INC.
BROOKLYN, NY, 11235
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
171 WEST 85TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10024
Party 2
130 EAST 59TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
PARTY 1
PARTY 1
PARTY 1
00000
Party 2
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
99 PARK AVE
NY, NY, 10016
PARTY 1
GRANTOR/SELLER
EISENBNERG, TANCHUM & LEVY
477 MADISON AVE
NY, NY, 10022

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner