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203 West 115 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01831 • Lot 0026 • Zip: 10026

Condition

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

0 Open DOB violations 13 on record • 1993–2017 0 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2021

Address

Primary address: 203 West 115 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10026
Block: 01831
Lot: 0026
BBL: 1018310026
Unified address ID: 1018310026

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R7A (Residential)
Ownership: City ownership
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,046 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.41
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Places of Public Assembly (Indoor) and Cultural - Library (P8)
Year built: 1908
Last altered: 1908
Floors: 3
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 12,138 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 77 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $1,167,000
Total assessment: $525,150
Land assessment: $105,750
Exempt total: $525,150
Assessment owner: NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Harlem
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 7 days ago
Nearest station
135 St A B C

About 7 minutes on foot · 427 m

  • Times Square 27 min 7 walking, 20 riding
  • Penn Station 29 min 7 walking, 22 riding
  • Grand Central 35 min 7 walking, 28 riding
  • Union Square 40 min 7 walking, 33 riding
  • Fulton Street 41 min 7 walking, 34 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 46 min 7 walking, 39 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 Jul 30, 2025 $1,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 30, 2025 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2024

  1. DOB filing Oct 2, 2024 $585,144

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF BASEMENT SLAB

2023

  1. Permit issued Oct 27, 2023

    EW / MH

    VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC

  2. Permit issued Oct 27, 2023

    EW / OT

    VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC

  3. Permit issued Feb 15, 2023

    PL / PL

    LOUIS L.BUTTERMARK & SONS

2022

  1. Permit issued Nov 29, 2022

    EW / MH

    VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC

  2. Permit issued Nov 10, 2022

    EW / OT

    VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC

  3. DOB filing Oct 27, 2022 $300,000

    Alteration Type II

    Renovation of existing library. New partitions, bathroom fixtures, elevator and shafh. New HVAC units and relocate du...

  4. Permit issued Feb 4, 2022

    PL / PL

    LOUIS L.BUTTERMARK & SONS

2021

  1. ECB violation Dec 20, 2021 $0

    CLASS - 1

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, USING ELEVATOR FOR CONSTRUCTION USE WITHOUT PERMIT.

  2. DOB filing May 28, 2021 $712,531

    Alteration Type II

    BOILER REPLACEMENT

2019

  1. DOB filing Mar 25, 2019 $55,000

    Alteration Type II

    SPRINKLER WORK AS PER PLANS. THIS APPLICATION IS SUPERCEDING APPLICATION 104382268. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP...

  2. DOB filing Mar 21, 2019 $585,144

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATION OF BASEMENT SLAB

2018

  1. DOB filing Oct 17, 2018 $41,240

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER AND BREECHING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2017

  1. DOB violation Nov 7, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2013

  1. DOB violation Oct 17, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB violation Sep 11, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB violation Aug 31, 2011

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2010

  1. DOB violation Oct 11, 2010

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2009

  1. DOB violation Feb 27, 2009

    LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL

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
NYC DDC
MICHAEL GILTENANE
DOB Filing 10/02/2024
Owner
NY Public Library
Norman Holman
DOB Filing 10/27/2022
Owner
THE NY PUBLIC LIBRARY
RISA HONIG
DOB Filing 03/25/2019
Owner
NYC PUBLIC LIBRARY
NORMAN HOLMAN
DOB Filing 08/08/2005
Owner
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
NORMAN HOLMAN
DOB Filing 01/04/2005
Owner
NYCDDC
MICHAEL GILTENANE
DOB Filing 01/04/2005
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Boonton, NJ, 07005
DOB NOW 07/30/2025
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
55 WATER STREET 9TH FL SW
OFFICE OF CITYSCAPE & FRANCHISES
NEW YORK, NY, 10041
ACRIS 11/15/2019
PARTY 2
THE NYPL ASTOR LENOX TILDEN FOUNDATIONS
445 FIFTH AVENUE
8TH FL
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
ACRIS 11/15/2019
PARTY 1
NYCDOT DIV. OF FRANCHISES, CONCESSIONS, & CONSENTS
40 WORTH STREET, ROOM 940
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
ACRIS 09/08/2005
PARTY 1
CITY OF NEW YORK
ACRIS 08/10/1967
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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

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