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151 East 61 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01396 • Lot 0025 • Zip: 10065

Condition

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

0 Open DOB violations 9 on record • 2006–2019

Address

Primary address: 151 East 61 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10065
Block: 01396
Lot: 0025
BBL: 1013960025
Unified address ID: 1013960025

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,326 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 63 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.04
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only – 2-6 Stories (O2)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 2004
Floors: 4
Total units: 8
Residential units: 0
Building area: 19,243 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 57 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,295,000
Total assessment: $1,032,750
Land assessment: $225,000
Exempt total: $1,032,750
Assessment owner: ANDREW W MELLON FOUND

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 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 May 6, 2026 $0

    No Work

    TA Certificate of Operation Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Feb 20, 2026 $0

    No Work

    TA Certificate of Operation Issued

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Oct 21, 2025 $1,000,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 25, 2025 $1,000,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing May 16, 2025 $0

    No Work

    TA Certificate of Operation Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing Jan 2, 2025 $1,000,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

2023

  1. DOB filing May 22, 2023 $591,000

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING LANDSCAPE WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. M00429148 RELATED DOB JOB

  2. Permit issued May 15, 2023

    EW / OT

    KELCO CONSTRUCTION INC

2021

  1. Permit issued May 18, 2021

    EW / OT

    KELCO CONSTRUCTION INC

2020

  1. DOB filing Nov 17, 2020 $591

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING LANDSCAPE WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2019

  1. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

  2. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

  3. DOB violation Aug 5, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

2012

  1. DOB violation Apr 13, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB filing Jul 15, 2011 $17,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL 2 RPZ VALVES IN THE CELLAR.

2009

  1. DOB violation Oct 15, 2009

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2008

  1. Permit issued Dec 12, 2008

    PL / PL

    PAR PLUMBING CO., INC

2006

  1. DOB filing May 12, 2006 $0

    Alteration Type I

    PROVIDE STRUCTURAL FRAMING AND PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT.

  2. DOB filing Jan 24, 2006 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROVIDE PRE-ACTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN IT ROOM IN CELLAR AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB filing Jan 20, 2006 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.

2005

  1. Permit issued Jan 3, 2005

    EW / MH

    ORKE CONSTRUCTION CORP

2004

  1. Permit issued Dec 30, 2004

    EQ / EQ

    YORKE COSNTR CORP

  2. Permit issued Oct 28, 2004

    EW / BL

    SAGE MECHANICAL INC

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 ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
MICHELE WARMAN
DOB Filing 05/22/2023
Owner
THE MELLON FOUNDATION
RONALD SHEPPARD
DOB Filing 07/15/2011
Owner
ANDREW MELLON FOUNDATION
MICHELE WARMAN
DOB Filing 06/06/2005
Owner
N/A
RICHARD RICH
DOB Filing 06/06/2005
Owner
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNATION
GLENDA BURKHART
DOB Filing 06/06/2005
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
DOB NOW 10/21/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
140 EAST 62ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ACRIS 09/14/2020
GRANTEE/BUYER
THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
140 EAST 62ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ACRIS 09/14/2020
PARTY 1
LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE CORPORATION
655 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 01/03/2003
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
CATES, JOSEPH
ACRIS 09/30/2002
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
CROUSE, RUSSEL
ACRIS 09/30/2002
GRANTOR/SELLER
RICH, RICHARD L.
438 E. 88TH ST.
NY, NY, 10128
ACRIS 07/31/2002
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
CHASE MANHATTAN BK,N.A.
00000
ACRIS 09/13/1984
GRANTEE/BUYER
REIL, RICHARD L.
ACRIS 03/07/1969
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ANDREW W MELLON FOUND
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
PLUTO