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224-226 East 125 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01789 • Lot 0037 • Zip: 10035

Condition

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

0 Open DOB violations 2 on record • 1995–2015 0 Open ECB violations 8 on record • 2017–2023

Address

Primary address: 224-226 East 125 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10035
Block: 01789
Lot: 0037
BBL: 1017890037
Unified address ID: 1017890037

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: C4-4D (Commercial)
Ownership: City ownership
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,046 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.38
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 3.4
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 5

Building

Building class: Places of Public Assembly (Indoor) and Cultural - Library (P8)
Year built: 1904
Last altered: 2022
Floors: 3
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 12,026 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 79 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,876,000
Total assessment: $844,200
Land assessment: $176,400
Exempt total: $844,200
Assessment owner: NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Harlem
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
125 St 4 5 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 254 m

  • Grand Central 19 min 4 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Times Square 25 min 4 walking, 21 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 4 walking, 25 riding
  • Penn Station 33 min 4 walking, 29 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 36 min 4 walking, 32 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

Updated 1 minute ago
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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. Permit issued Jun 23, 2026

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

2025

  1. DOB filing Sep 8, 2025 $7,000,000

    Alteration Type I

    FILING HEREWITH ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION TO ESTABLISH THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FO...

  2. Permit issued Jun 23, 2025

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

2024

  1. Permit issued Oct 18, 2024

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

  2. Permit issued Jul 1, 2024

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

  3. DOB NOW filing May 23, 2024 $600,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing May 13, 2024 $960,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Apr 25, 2024 $419,985

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 18, 2024 $419,985

    Alteration

    Approved

  7. DOB NOW filing Feb 6, 2024 $105,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  8. DOB NOW filing Feb 1, 2024 $600,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2023

  1. ECB violation Oct 20, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE PROPERLY USE PPE INADEQUATE ANCHOR POINT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ACTIVE JOBSITE CURRENTLY INTERIOR W...

  2. ECB violation Oct 20, 2023 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ACTIVE JOBSITE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE INTERIOR. UPON REQUESTING SST TRAINING CONNEC...

  3. ECB violation Aug 1, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SAFETY MEASURES. SUBCONTRACTOR WAS HOISTING HEAVY WINDOWS FOR HEIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET ON 3...

  4. ECB violation Aug 1, 2023 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROLLING SCAFFOLD TOWER AS PER CODE. PIPE SCAFFOLD ON 3RD FLOOR WAS NOT FULLY PLANKED, MISSING GUA...

  5. ECB violation Aug 1, 2023 $0

    CLASS - 1

    UPON MY REVIEW FOR THE PER-SHIFT MEETING FOR THE INJURED WORKER NO RECORD OF THE WORKER NAME ON THE MEETING AND THE P...

  6. ECB violation Aug 1, 2023 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    UPON MY REVIEW FOR SITE SAFETY ORIENTATION MISSING RECORD CONTRARY WITH CODE 3301.11.5 RECORDS, SECTION 3 THE NAME, T...

  7. Permit issued Jun 19, 2023

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

  8. Permit issued Apr 24, 2023

    AL

    GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY

2017

  1. DOB filing Oct 10, 2017 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SID...

  2. DOB filing Oct 10, 2017 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCC...

2016

  1. DOB filing May 4, 2016 $608,850

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACEMENT OF AIR HANDLING UNITS ON ROOF AS PER PLAN. REPLACEMENT OF BOILER AND RELATED PIPING AS PER PLAN. NO CHANG...

  2. DOB filing Apr 27, 2016 $38,000

    Alteration Type II

    SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF NEW CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOR NEW ENTRY STAIRS AND RAMP, REINFORCED CONCRETE BEA...

  3. DOB filing Mar 4, 2016 $93,272

    Alteration Type II

    MANUAL & AUTOMATIC SMOKE HEAT/CO DETECTION & SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. NO C HANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2015

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2015

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT

1995

  1. DOB violation Aug 29, 1995

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

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 PUBLIC LIBRARY
DAVID LEM
DOB Filing 09/08/2025
Owner
NYC DEPT. OF DESIGN AND CONST.
GREGORY PERTSOV
DOB Filing 10/10/2017
Owner
NYC DEPT. OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCT
GREGORY PERTSOV
DOB Filing 05/04/2016
Owner
NYC DDC
FOOTE OWEN
DOB Filing 04/27/2016
Owner
NYC DEPT OF DESIGN & CONSTRCUTIO
GREGORY PERTSOV
DOB Filing 03/04/2016
Owner
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
FRANK LOEBER
DOB Filing 10/05/2009
Owner
New York Public Library
pat Konecky
DOB Filing 12/06/2008
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
DOB NOW 05/23/2024
Owner
DHS FRACO, LLC
New York, NY, 10036
DOB NOW 08/15/2023
Owner
DHS FRACO LLC
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
DOB NOW 03/02/2023
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF CITYSCAPE & FRANCHISES
55 WATER STREET 9TH FL SW
NEW YORK, NY, 10041
ACRIS 06/27/2024
PARTY 2
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR LENOX & TILDEN F
476 FIFTH AVENUE RM 76
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ACRIS 06/27/2024
GRANTEE/BUYER
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
2 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
ACRIS 06/18/2024
GRANTOR/SELLER
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 06/18/2024
PARTY 2
THE NYPL ASTOR LENOX & TIDEN FOUNDATIONS
445 FIFTH AVE
7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ACRIS 04/17/2023
PARTY 1
NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ACRIS 01/13/2009
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRA
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
PLUTO