Manhattan

2 West 57 St

Manhattan, NY 10019Company-ownedBBL 1012721201BIN 1035053
Year Built1921
Floors26
Building Area333,666 sqft
ZoningC5-3
ClassRK
Market Value$214.7M

2 WEST 57 ST is a property located at 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019. The building was constructed in 1921. The building has 26 floors. The building area is 333,666 square feet on a 26,360 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-3. The assessed market value is $214.7M. It last sold for $19.8M on Jan 23, 2026. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 1159 building permits on record (885 active). There are 139 violations on record (3 currently open). 3 docketed judgments carrying $1,000 in open balances 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.

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11Energy Star

Completed in 1921, 2 West 57 St rises 26 stories over New York. Public records put it at 333,666 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-3. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $215M, and assessed for tax at $96.6M. In the 37 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,779 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 1,159 of its 1,779 records, fully 65%, fall under that one heading. Violation (139) and complaint (99) trail well behind. 3 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 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 11, with a site energy-use intensity of 195.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 5,867 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 65% permit, 37 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.

65% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019
RK
Year Built1921
Floors26
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area333,666 sqft
Lot Size26,360 sqft
ZoningC5-3
1012721201
1035053
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$214.7M
$96.6M
$4.2M
$19.8M
Last Sale DateJan 23, 2026

Building Permits

1159 on record · 885 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 20, 2026Job #M01472547-I1-EL
Minor WorkDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT REJECTED
Filed Oct 17, 2026Job #M8002776
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 14, 2026Est. cost $175KJob #M00970034-S3
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Oct 14, 2026Est. cost $175KJob #M00970034-P4
Minor WorkDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Oct 3, 2026Job #M9558122

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Violations

139 on record · 3 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,000
Judgments · 3 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $1,000Ticket #014149358X
RECORDKEEPING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2023Ticket #035504492M
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2022Ticket #035504493Y
WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST. DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AME
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0000281

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0004976

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0087565

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 5)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 was constructed in 1921. with 26 floors. The building area is 333,666 sqft.

Are there building permits at 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 has 1159 building permits on record, with 885 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Oct 20, 2026.

Does 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 has 139 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 30 DOB Safety, 35 DOB, 74 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 has 3 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,000. 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 2 WEST 57 ST?

2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 has an assessed market value of $214.7M and a total assessed value of $96.6M (land: $4.2M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 2 WEST 57 ST last sold?

2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 last sold for $19.8M on Jan 23, 2026. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 2 WEST 57 ST?

2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 is zoned C5-3. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 2 WEST 57 ST?

2 WEST 57 ST, Manhattan, NY 10019 is company-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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