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17 East 90 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01502 • Lot 0012 • Zip: 10128

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 11 on record • 1994–2019

Address

Primary address: 17 East 90 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10128
Block: 01502
Lot: 0012
BBL: 1015020012
Unified address ID: 1015020012

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,819 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 28 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.54
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Educational Structures - School or Academy (W3)
Year built: 1919
Last altered: 2012
Floors: 5
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 9,988 sq ft
Building dimensions: 28 ft x 100 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE SPENCE SCHOOL, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $18,239,000
Total assessment: $8,207,550
Land assessment: $3,010,500
Exempt total: $8,207,550
Assessment owner: TRUSTEES OF THE SPENC

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.

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Sep 2, 2025 $10,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 8, 2024 $10,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 6, 2024 $10,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2019

  1. DOB violation Sep 6, 2019

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

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

  2. DOB violation Sep 6, 2019

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

    VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

2016

  1. DOB violation Sep 26, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB filing Jul 14, 2016 $0

    Alteration Type I

    SEE COMMENT #24

  3. Permit issued Feb 10, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

  4. Permit issued Feb 10, 2016

    AL

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

2015

  1. DOB violation Oct 16, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB filing Sep 17, 2015 $60,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL, FOUNDATION AND EXCAVATION WORK AS SHOWN ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH.

  3. DOB filing Aug 19, 2015 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED APPROXIMATELY 104'LONG AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK NO CH...

  4. DOB violation Jun 10, 2015

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST

2014

  1. DOB violation Sep 29, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB filing Sep 22, 2014 $655,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AND REPAIRS TO FA ADE AS SHOWN ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH

  3. DOB filing Aug 21, 2014 $180,000

    Alteration Type II

    MANUAL/AUTOMATIC SMOKE HEAT DETECTION SPRINKLER ALARM

  4. DOB filing Mar 31, 2014 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A PLYWOOD FENCE AS PER PLANS PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO SIDEWALK SHED POST (FILED SEPARATELY) DURING GENER...

2013

  1. Permit issued Oct 3, 2013

    AL

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

  2. Permit issued Oct 3, 2013

    EW / OT

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

  3. Permit issued Oct 3, 2013

    EQ / EQ

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

  4. Permit issued Sep 19, 2013

    EW / OT

    E.W. HOWELL CO, LLC

2011

  1. Sale Aug 19, 2011 $0

    Changed hands

    17 EAST 90TH STREET

2008

  1. Sale Aug 15, 2008 $27,000,000

    Changed hands

    17 EAST 90TH 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

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
TRUSTEE OF THE SPENCE SCHOOL
KATHY JONES
DOB Filing 07/14/2016
Owner
TRUSTEE OF SPENCE SCHOOL
KATHY JONES
DOB Filing 09/17/2015
Owner
ALL SAFE LLC
MARTIN DONOVAN
DOB Filing 07/02/2013
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Spence School
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
DOB NOW 09/02/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
TRUSTEES OF THE SPENCE SCHOOL, INC.
22 EAST 91ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
ACRIS 04/15/2024
PARTY 1
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
485 LEXINGTON AVE., #18TH
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 04/10/2024
PARTY 1
LIBERTY LAND ABSTRACT
42-40 BELL BLVD., SUITE 103
BAYSIDE, NY, 11361
ACRIS 04/10/2024
GRANTEE/BUYER
TRUSTEES OF THE SPENCE SCHOOL, INC.
22 EAST 91ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
ACRIS 08/19/2011
GRANTOR/SELLER
WILLIAM D ZABEL, EXECUTOR
C/O WILLIAM D. ZABEL, CO-EXECUTOR, SCHULTE ROTH
& ZABEL LLP, 919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 08/19/2011
GRANTOR/SELLER
ESTATE OF AIMEE DE S. HEEREN
C/O WILLIAM D. ZABEL, CO-EXECUTOR, SCHULTE ROTH
& ZABEL LLP, 919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 08/19/2011
PARTY 1
THE SPENCE SCHOOL
22 EAST 91ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10125
ACRIS 11/08/2010
GRANTEE/BUYER
THE SPENCE SCHOOL, INC.
22 EAST 91ST STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
ACRIS 08/15/2008
GRANTOR/SELLER
CRISTINA DE HEEREN NOBLE, AS CO-EXECUTOR
C/O SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 08/15/2008
SECURED PARTY
AIMEE DE S. HEEREN
17 EAST 90TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
ACRIS 08/15/2008

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
TRUSTEES OF THE SPENC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
TRUSTEES OF THE SPENCE SCHOOL, INC.
PLUTO