Manhattan

161 William St

Manhattan, NY 10038Individually ownedBBL 1000920005BIN 1001269

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Floors22
ClassO4
Market Value$43.7M

161 WILLIAM ST is a property located at 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038. The building has 22 floors. The assessed market value is $43.7M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 241 building permits on record (140 active). There are 64 violations on record (0 currently open). 3 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

431records on file

The lot at 161 William St rises 22 stories over New York. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $43.7M, and assessed for tax at $19.7M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 431 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 241 of its 431 records, fully 56%, fall under that one heading. Violation (64) and enforcement (49) trail well behind. No violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2001.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 51.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 878 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 56% permit, 56 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$43.7M of New York, written across 431 government filings.

Property Details

Address161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038
O4
Year BuiltN/A
Floors22
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1000920005
1001269 +1 more
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$43.7M
$19.7M
$5.4M

Building Permits

241 on record · 140 active
PlumbingDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 4, 2022Est. cost $278KJob #M00769842-I1
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 28, 2021Job #140991997-01-02
Mechanical SystemsDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Dec 3, 2021Est. cost $9KJob #M00339805-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Dec 3, 2021Est. cost $400KJob #M00579451-I1
SprinklerDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 30, 2021Est. cost $12KJob #M00542501-I1

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Violations

64 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 3 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2018Ticket #011604897H
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2018Ticket #0193606995
FAILED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL TEST REPORT FOR A BACKFLOW PREVENTER
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2018Ticket #0193607004
FAILED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL TEST REPORT FOR A BACKFLOW PREVENTER
DOB LegacyEGRADE
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 29, 2021#2518321

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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DOB LegacyLocal Law 26/04
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 3, 2019#2381575

FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

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DOB LegacyE
RESOLVED
Issued Feb 22, 2018#2252274
DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 26, 2018#2239393

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 26, 2018#2239394

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038 has 241 building permits on record, with 140 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Plumbing (SIGNED-OFF) filed Oct 4, 2022.

Does 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038 has 64 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 58 DOB, 6 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 161 WILLIAM ST?

161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038 has an assessed market value of $43.7M and a total assessed value of $19.7M (land: $5.4M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

Who owns 161 WILLIAM ST?

161 WILLIAM ST, Manhattan, NY 10038 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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