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20 East 51 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01286 • Lot 0053 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 20 East 51 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01286
Lot: 0053
BBL: 1012860053
Unified address ID: 1012860053

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-3 (Commercial)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 4,485 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 60 ft x 74 ft
Built FAR: 4.98
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1885
Last altered: 2013
Floors: 4.5
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 22,350 sq ft
Building dimensions: 60 ft x 75 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $12,670,000
Total assessment: $5,701,500
Land assessment: $1,197,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 5 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.

Activity

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

2026

  1. Sale Apr 30, 2026 $491,100,000

    Changed hands

    457 MADISON AVENUE

2017

  1. ECB violation Dec 8, 2017 $4,000

    CLASS - 2

    VIOLATION OF DISCRETIONARY ZONING CONDITIONS ON PRIVATETY OWNED PUBLIC SPACE. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO PLAQUE/...

  2. DOB violation Dec 8, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Jan 3, 2017

    ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

2015

  1. DOB violation Oct 30, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2014

  1. DOB violation Oct 31, 2014

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST

  2. DOB filing Oct 29, 2014 $75,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF MANUAL & AUTOMATIC_SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION/SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM

  3. DOB filing Oct 20, 2014 $45,000

    Alteration Type II

    RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING TO AMEND APPLICATION # 121324218.

  4. DOB filing Oct 16, 2014 $200,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING HEREWITH FOR STRUCUTRAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY

  5. DOB filing Jun 20, 2014 $51,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND RELATED FINISHES AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, E...

  6. DOB violation Mar 31, 2014

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

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

  7. Permit issued Mar 31, 2014

    EW / MH

    CNY CONSTRUCTION LLC

  8. Permit issued Mar 31, 2014

    EW / OT

    CNY CONSTRUCTION LLC

  9. Permit issued Mar 28, 2014

    EW / OT

    LSL CONSTRUCT SERV INC

  10. Permit issued Feb 7, 2014

    PL / PL

    PAR PLUMBING CO., INC

2013

  1. DOB filing Nov 12, 2013 $370,000

    Alteration Type II

    ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER TH...

  2. Permit issued Oct 16, 2013

    EW / SP

    RAM FIRE PROTECTION CORP

  3. DOB violation Mar 4, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. Permit issued Mar 1, 2013

    EW / OT

    CNY CONSTRUCTION LLC

  5. DOB filing Mar 1, 2013 $1,000,000

    Alteration Type I

    ALTERATION APPLICATION FILED TO CHANGE USE FROM OFFICES TO RETAIL.

2005

  1. ECB violation Mar 4, 2005 $250

    Non-Hazardous

    83M#.(83-M-#) CAR REMOVED- FILE APPLICATION & OBTAIN PERMIT. WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.

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
THE NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL
PAUL SAVARINO
Owner
New York Palace
Daniel Oberlander
Owner
457 MADISON AVENUE CORPORATION
AL CASTRICONE
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

LESSOR
455 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
1011 FIRST AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
PARTY 2
455 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTOR/SELLER
488 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
455 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY ONE
200 WEST STREET 38TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10282
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
4 NEW YORK PLAZA, 17TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
PARTY ONE
200 WEST STREET, 38TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10282

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner