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52 East 68 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01382 • Lot 0040 • Zip: 10065

Condition

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

2 Open DOB violations 2 on record • 2006–2009

Address

Primary address: 52 East 68 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10065
Block: 01382
Lot: 0040
BBL: 1013820040
Unified address ID: 1013820040

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: R10 (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,008 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.86
Max residential FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only – 2-6 Stories (O2)
Year built: 1879
Last altered: 1997
Floors: 5
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 7,742 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 60 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN REL

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $5,788,000
Total assessment: $2,604,600
Land assessment: $1,237,500
Exempt total: $2,604,600
Assessment owner: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RE

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 15, 2026 $200,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 15, 2026 $150,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 15, 2026 $600,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 30, 2025 $1,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 19, 2025 $875,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2019

  1. DOB filing May 29, 2019 $6,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILE FOR INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR AN FM200 CLEAN AGENT EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM...

2018

  1. DOB filing May 3, 2018 $15,000

    Alteration Type II

    NEW CONVENIENCE STAIR TO THE ROOF THROUGH THE MODIFIED OPENING ON THE THIRD FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUP...

  2. DOB filing May 3, 2018 $345,000

    Alteration Type II

    MINOR WORK ON THE FACADE REPAIR AND ROOF REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2017

  1. Permit issued Oct 4, 2017

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

  2. Permit issued Jun 26, 2017

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

  3. Permit issued Jun 9, 2017

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

  4. DOB filing Mar 27, 2017 $450,000

    Alteration Type II

    REAR BUILDING FACADES REPAIR AND RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2016

  1. Permit issued Oct 5, 2016

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

  2. Permit issued Apr 20, 2016

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

  3. DOB filing Apr 1, 2016 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS.NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCUPANCY

  4. DOB filing Mar 30, 2016 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY

  5. Permit issued Mar 28, 2016

    EW / OT

    PRESERV BLD RESTOR MGT IN

2009

  1. DOB violation Nov 6, 2009

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2006

  1. DOB violation Aug 15, 2006

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

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
COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
KEITH OLSON
DOB Filing 05/29/2019
Owner
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
FRANK ALVAREZ
DOB Filing 05/03/2018
Owner
PHOENIX
PIOTR SIWIEC
DOB Filing 04/01/2016
Owner
COUNCIL OF FOREGIN RELATIONS
KENNETH CASTIGLIA
DOB Filing 03/08/2016
Owner
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
FRANK ALVAREZ
DOB Filing 09/01/2015
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
DOB NOW 06/15/2026
Owner
PHOENIX SUTTON STR INC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11228
DOB NOW 04/30/2025
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, INC.
58 EAST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ACRIS 01/20/2012
GRANTEE/BUYER
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, INC.
58 EAST 68TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ACRIS 01/20/2012
PARTY 1
CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
ACRIS 06/24/1997
PARTY 1
LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM
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ACRIS 07/02/1982
GRANTEE/BUYER
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN REL
ACRIS 03/21/1980
GRANTOR/SELLER
CENTER FOR INTR-AMERREL
ACRIS 03/21/1980
GRANTOR/SELLER
DI CUEVAS, MARGARETFKA
ACRIS 11/22/1978
GRANTOR/SELLER
DE LARRAIN, MARGARET
ACRIS 11/22/1978
GRANTEE/BUYER
CENTER INTRAMRCN RELATIN
ACRIS 11/22/1978
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
ACRIS 12/02/1966

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RE
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN REL
PLUTO