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538 Third Avenue

Gramercy, Murray Hill & Turtle Bay, Manhattan · Mixed residential & commercial · BBL 1008910044

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132Units (131 residential)
22Floors
142,927Building sq ft
8,887Lot sq ft
2024Year built
C1-9Zoning
16.08 of 10.00Built FAR
2023Last sale
44DOB permits
0Open violations

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Sales history

RecordedDocumentAmount
2023-02-01Deednot recorded
2017-12-19Deednot recorded
2016-07-21Deednot recorded
2015-02-12Deed$8,003,688
1996-08-19Deednot recorded
1996-04-24Deednot recorded
1985-10-30Deednot recorded
1985-10-30Deednot recorded
1985-10-30Deednot recorded
1983-12-12Deednot recorded

Source: NYC ACRIS. A $0 amount means the deed records no consideration — common on estate, correction and in-family transfers, and not a sale price of zero.

Recent DOB permits

IssuedTypeWork
2026-08-06Renewal Permit Without ChangesSupported Scaffold
2026-07-02Renewal Permit Without ChangesConstruction Fence
2025-11-26Renewal Permit Without ChangesProtection and Mechanical Methods
2025-11-19Renewal Permit Without ChangesProtection and Mechanical Methods
2025-09-08Renewal Permit Without ChangesStandpipe

Source: DOB NOW approved permits, which covers 2017 onward. 44 permits on file for this lot.

Owner debt & loan position

The most recent open mortgage recorded against this lot, when it was recorded, and how far into its term it is.

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Who finances deals like this

The lenders with the most recorded multifamily mortgages in Manhattan since 2021, from public ACRIS filings.

  1. National Consumer Cooperative Bank — 614 loans, typically $475K–$1.6M
  2. Apple Bank For Savings — 162 loans, typically $500K–$2.47M
  3. Webster Bank, National Association — 127 loans, typically $631K–$6.02M
  4. Flushing Bank — 104 loans, typically $178K–$1.75M
  5. Fcr Dc Jv Holdings LLC — 42 loans, typically $497K–$2.55M
Match this deal to 642 lenders

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Compiled from NYC Open Data: PLUTO (lot and building attributes), ACRIS (deeds and mortgages), DOB NOW (permits) and HPD (violations). Public record, presented as recorded; Crezly does not warrant it. BBL 1008910044 · data refreshed 2026-08-14

Development & air rights

161% Utilization — built floor area as a share of the estimated as-of-right maximum

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Estimated from NYC PLUTO zoning data. This is not a zoning analysis — confirm with a zoning attorney or architect before relying on it. As-of-right only: excludes bonuses, air-rights transfers and variances.