Manhattan • Office

53 Beach St

Manhattan, NY 10013Individually ownedBBL 1002140001BIN 1002795
Year Built1885
Floors6
Units1
Building Area32,900 sqft
ZoningC6-2A
ClassO3
Market Value$8M

53 BEACH ST is a property located at 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013. It is classified as a office - fireproof (under 100k sq ft). The building was constructed in 1885. It has 6 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 32,900 square feet on a 5,027 sqft lot. The property is zoned C6-2A. The assessed market value is $8M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 157 building permits on record (88 active). There are 56 violations on record (7 currently open). 9 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

410records on file
90Energy Star

Completed in 1885, 53 Beach St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 1 unit and 32,900 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C6-2A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.0M, and assessed for tax at $3.6M. In the 57 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 410 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 157 of its 410 records, fully 38%, fall under that one heading. Violation (56) and complaint (41) trail well behind. 7 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 90, with a site energy-use intensity of 42.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 174 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 38% permit, 57 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.

$8.0M of New York, written across 410 government filings.

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Property Details

Address53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013
Building TypeOffice - Fireproof (under 100K sq ft)
O3
Year Built1885
Floors6
Total Units1
Building Area32,900 sqft
Lot Size5,027 sqft
ZoningC6-2A
1002140001
1002795
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$8M
$3.6M
$599K

Building Permits

157 on record · 88 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 21, 2026Job #M01462965-I1-EL
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 21, 2026Job #M01463032-I1-EL
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 21, 2026Job #M01463064-I1-EL
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 21, 2026Job #M01463089-I1-EL
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 17, 2026Est. cost $428KJob #M01355602-I1

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Violations

56 on record · 7 open
Judgments · 9 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Ticket #047707594Z
POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2023Ticket #014024247Y
LABELS MARKINGS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2021Ticket #011739127J
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2020Ticket #037015454R
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2020Ticket #012094761H
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202312-0004157

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202312-0004156

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 25, 2023#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202212-0006205

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 25, 2023#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202212-0006073

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 11, 2023#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-201812-0005500

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 was constructed in 1885. It is classified as a office - fireproof (under 100k sq ft) with 6 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 32,900 sqft.

Are there building permits at 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 157 building permits on record, with 88 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 Sep 21, 2026.

Does 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 56 violations on record, with 7 currently open. Breakdown: 7 DOB Safety, 36 DOB, 13 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 9 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 53 BEACH ST?

53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has an assessed market value of $8M and a total assessed value of $3.6M (land: $599K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 53 BEACH ST?

53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 is zoned C6-2A. 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 53 BEACH ST?

53 BEACH ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 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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