Manhattan

34 Water St

Manhattan, NY 10004Company-ownedBBL 1000071001BIN 1077806

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1880
Floors5
Building Area44,097 sqft
ZoningC5-5
ClassRK
Market Value$5.2M

34 WATER ST is a property located at 34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004. The building was constructed in 1880. The building has 5 floors. The building area is 44,097 square feet on a 7,780 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-5. The assessed market value is $5.2M. It last sold for $19M on Apr 15, 2016. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 35 building permits on record (35 active). There are 14 violations on record (0 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

157records on file
2Energy Star

Completed in 1880, 34 Water St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 44,097 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.2M, and assessed for tax at $2.3M. In the 38 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 157 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 43 of its 157 records, fully 27%, fall under that one heading. Permit (35) and assignment (20) 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 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 2, with a site energy-use intensity of 116.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 392 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 27% complaint, 38 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.

$5.2M of New York, written across 157 government filings.

Property Details

Address34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004
RK
Year Built1880
Floors5
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area44,097 sqft
Lot Size7,780 sqft
ZoningC5-5
1000071001
1077806
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.2M
$2.3M
$851K
$19M
Last Sale DateApr 15, 2016

Building Permits

35 on record · 35 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 18, 2021Job #140993352-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 22, 2017Job #140726766-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 5, 2017Job #122639412-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 5, 2017Job #122639877-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 31, 2017Job #122639403-01-01

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Violations

14 on record · none currently open
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 19, 2007#1187792
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Jan 31, 2005#1040031
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Feb 13, 2004#957451
ECBBoiler
RESOLVE
Issued May 21, 2003#32041802L
DOB LegacyLocal Law 62/91
DISMISSED
Issued Mar 26, 2002#825472

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 34 WATER ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 was constructed in 1880. with 5 floors. The building area is 44,097 sqft.

Are there building permits at 34 WATER ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 has 35 building permits on record, with 35 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Mar 18, 2021.

Does 34 WATER ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 has 14 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 13 DOB, 1 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 34 WATER ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 34 WATER ST?

34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 has an assessed market value of $5.2M and a total assessed value of $2.3M (land: $851K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 34 WATER ST last sold?

34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 last sold for $19M on Apr 15, 2016. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 34 WATER ST?

34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 is zoned C5-5. 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 34 WATER ST?

34 WATER ST, Manhattan, NY 10004 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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